What city is 42635 in?

42635 is a Pine Knot, KY mailing address. By land area, 21% lies inside Pine Knot; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 42635?

About 4,736 people (±616), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 4,892.

What is the median household income in 42635?

$24,412 (±$20,797), compared with $63,726 for Kentucky as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 42635?

2 USPS carrier routes with 1,098 residential and 14 business mailboxes (1,112 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 42635?

The closest, measured center to center: 42649 (3.5 mi, Pine Knot), 42638 (3.7 mi, Stearns), 42631 (6.2 mi), 42653 (7.9 mi, Whitley City), 37892 (8.7 mi, Winfield) and 40769 (12 mi, Williamsburg).

42635 ZIP Code, Pine Knot, KY

42635 is a ZIP code in Pine Knot, Kentucky in McCreary County. It covers 25 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 42649, 42638 and 42631. 4,736 people live here in 1,618 households. With about 188 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (57% own). Median household income is $24,412, well below the Kentucky median of $63,726.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Pine Knot, KY
County: McCreary County
Land area: 25 sq mi
Population: 4,736
Median household income: $24,412
Carrier routes: 2 (1,098 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	4,736
Households	1,618
Median household income	$24,412
Income per person	$14,725
Median age	44.4
Homeowners	57.0%
Median home value	$91,300
Median rent	$475
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1%
Average commute (minutes)	28.6
Households with kids under 18	17.8%
Moved in the past year	16.0%
Below the poverty line	42.3%
Broadband internet	85.6%
Speak a non-English language at home	4.4%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	9.3%
$10–15K	28.7%
$15–25K	12.2%
$25–35K	9.7%
$35–50K	11.4%
$50–75K	20.6%
$75–100K	0.6%
$100–150K	4.8%
$150–200K	2.8%
$200K+	0.0%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	7.1%
10–19	3.8%
20–24	5.6%
25–34	18.4%
35–44	16.2%
45–54	15.9%
55–64	15.4%
65–74	11.3%
75+	6.3%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	23.6%
Owned outright	29.9%
Rented	40.4%
Vacant	6.0%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	53.7%
Townhome	0.0%
2–4 units	18.5%
5–19 units	2.1%
20+ units	1.8%
Mobile / other	23.8%

Businesses in 42635

25 business establishments with 250 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 10
Health Care and Social Assistance: 3

EDDM carrier routes

42635 has 2 USPS carrier routes with 1,098 residential and 14 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 42635

42635 has 2 USPS carrier routes (2 highway contract (H)) with 1,098 residential and 14 business mailboxes. Routes range from 381 homes (H081) to 717 homes (H082); the median route has 549 homes. The Census counted 1,618 households in 42635 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	1
500–749	1
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route H081 — USPS business mailboxes 10, 381 homes
Route H082 — USPS business mailboxes 4, 717 homes

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Every carrier route in 42635

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
H081	Highway contract	381	10	$26,127	—	—	—
H082	Highway contract	717	4	$65,216	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 42635 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

42649 — Pine Knot CDP, KY (3.5 mi)
42638 — Stearns CDP, KY (3.7 mi)
42631 (6.2 mi)
42653 — Whitley City CDP, KY (7.9 mi)
37892 — Winfield town, TN (8.7 mi)
40769 — Williamsburg city, KY (12 mi)
42647 — Stearns CDP, KY (12.4 mi)
37819 — Jellico city, TN (13.3 mi)

Areas that include 42635

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 42635, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 42635 in?: 42635 is a Pine Knot, KY mailing address. By land area, 21% lies inside Pine Knot; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 42635 in?: 42635 is in McCreary County.
What is the population of 42635?: About 4,736 people (±616), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 4,892.
What is the median household income in 42635?: $24,412 (±$20,797), compared with $63,726 for Kentucky as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 42635?: 2 USPS carrier routes with 1,098 residential and 14 business mailboxes (1,112 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 42635?: The closest, measured center to center: 42649 (3.5 mi, Pine Knot), 42638 (3.7 mi, Stearns), 42631 (6.2 mi), 42653 (7.9 mi, Whitley City), 37892 (8.7 mi, Winfield) and 40769 (12 mi, Williamsburg).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.