ZIP Code 42722 — undefined, KY Demographics & Data

ZIP code 42722 covers KY in Hart County with a population of about 383.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 52.1 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 270, 364; U.S. House district KY-2; the BOWLING GREEN media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 11.0%; unemployment rate near 22.8%; 11.6% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 22.1 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Education, Manufacturing, and Utilities; a mean commute of about 149.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 82.4% (about 17.0 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for KY as Very Low (composite score 41.1), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (49.7) and hurricane (38.5). 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 51.7 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 14 for ZIP 42722 (KY) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.