What to know about ZIP 42338
ZIP code 42338 covers KY in Ohio County with a population of about 11.
It sits in telephone area codes 270, 364; U.S. House district KY-2; the EVANSVILLE media market.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
ZIP code 42338 covers KY in Ohio County with a population of about 11.
It sits in telephone area codes 270, 364; U.S. House district KY-2; the EVANSVILLE media market.
On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%.
Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Retail trade; a mean commute of about 6.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).
Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).
FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for KY as Relatively Low (composite score 54.2), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (53.8) and hurricane (40.8). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.
Climate normals for KY show little to no average snow and around 52.0 inches of annual precipitation.
IRS migration statistics for ZIP 42338 (KY) are roughly balanced (near-zero net) on US5’s published series.
Airport OWB (24.2 miles (38.9 km)) · Owensboro Community and Technical College (19.5 miles (31.4 km)) · Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (41.1 miles (66.1 km)) · VA: Owensboro Community Based Outpatient Clinic (20.8 miles (33.5 km))
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