What city is 42647 in?

42647 is a Stearns, KY mailing address. By land area, 3% lies inside Stearns; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 42647?

About 3,349 people (±612), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 3,726.

What is the median household income in 42647?

$31,927 (±$23,433), 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 42647?

3 USPS carrier routes with 1,244 residential and 15 business mailboxes (1,259 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 42647?

The closest, measured center to center: 42638 (8.7 mi, Stearns), 42631 (9.1 mi), 42653 (11.8 mi, Whitley City), 42635 (12.4 mi, Pine Knot), 42649 (12.4 mi, Pine Knot) and 37841 (12.8 mi, Oneida).

42647 ZIP Code, Stearns, KY

42647 is a ZIP code in Stearns, Kentucky in McCreary County. It covers 138 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 42638, 42631 and 42653. 3,349 people live here in 1,269 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (88%). Median household income is $31,927, well below the Kentucky median of $63,726.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Stearns, KY
County: McCreary County
Land area: 138 sq mi
Population: 3,349
Median household income: $31,927
Carrier routes: 3 (1,244 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	3,349
Households	1,269
Median household income	$31,927
Income per person	$22,354
Median age	39
Homeowners	88.4%
Median home value	$80,600
Median rent	$564
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%
Average commute (minutes)	23.3
Households with kids under 18	31.8%
Moved in the past year	6.4%
Below the poverty line	44.4%
Broadband internet	67.1%
Speak a non-English language at home	0.0%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	12.4%
$10–15K	16.2%
$15–25K	8.0%
$25–35K	14.5%
$35–50K	6.9%
$50–75K	25.5%
$75–100K	6.1%
$100–150K	7.2%
$150–200K	1.9%
$200K+	1.4%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	10.3%
10–19	16.3%
20–24	3.4%
25–34	12.6%
35–44	11.0%
45–54	14.1%
55–64	8.2%
65–74	13.7%
75+	10.4%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	28.4%
Owned outright	41.7%
Rented	9.2%
Vacant	20.7%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	74.9%
Townhome	1.1%
2–4 units	1.2%
5–19 units	0.0%
20+ units	2.7%
Mobile / other	20.0%

Businesses in 42647

26 business establishments with 371 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Manufacturing: 5
Retail Trade: 5
Health Care and Social Assistance: 5
Information: 3
Other Services (except Public Administration): 3

EDDM carrier routes

42647 has 3 USPS carrier routes with 1,244 residential and 15 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 42647

42647 has 3 USPS carrier routes (3 highway contract (H)) with 1,244 residential and 15 business mailboxes. Routes range from 317 homes (H085) to 602 homes (H069); the median route has 325 homes. The Census counted 1,269 households in 42647 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	2
500–749	1
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route H069 — USPS business mailboxes 12, 602 homes
Route H075 — USPS business mailboxes 2, 325 homes
Route H085 — USPS business mailboxes 1, 317 homes

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Every carrier route in 42647

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
H069	Highway contract	602	12	$47,576	—	—	—
H075	Highway contract	325	2	$47,576	—	—	—
H085	Highway contract	317	1	$32,931	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 42647 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

42638 — Stearns CDP, KY (8.7 mi)
42631 (9.1 mi)
42653 — Whitley City CDP, KY (11.8 mi)
42635 — Pine Knot CDP, KY (12.4 mi)
42649 — Pine Knot CDP, KY (12.4 mi)
37841 — Oneida town, TN (12.8 mi)
42633 — Monticello city, KY (13.8 mi)
42518 — Burnside city, KY (15.5 mi)

Areas that include 42647

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 42647, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 42647 in?: 42647 is a Stearns, KY mailing address. By land area, 3% lies inside Stearns; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 42647 in?: 42647 is in McCreary County.
What is the population of 42647?: About 3,349 people (±612), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 3,726.
What is the median household income in 42647?: $31,927 (±$23,433), 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 42647?: 3 USPS carrier routes with 1,244 residential and 15 business mailboxes (1,259 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 42647?: The closest, measured center to center: 42638 (8.7 mi, Stearns), 42631 (9.1 mi), 42653 (11.8 mi, Whitley City), 42635 (12.4 mi, Pine Knot), 42649 (12.4 mi, Pine Knot) and 37841 (12.8 mi, Oneida).

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