Which ZIP code in Hardin County has the highest median household income?

42740 (Glendale), at $88,066 (±$27,483), among 12 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Richest ZIP codes in Hardin County, KY

These are the 12 ZIP codes in Hardin County with the highest median household income, out of 12 with at least 1,000 residents. 42740 (Glendale, $88,066), 40162 (Rineyville, $84,720) and 40121 (Fort Knox, $82,663) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Hardin County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Hardin County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	42740	Glendale	$88,066 ±$27,483	1,873	807	846
2	40162	Rineyville	$84,720 ±$11,597	6,180	2,345	2,435
3	40121	Fort Knox	$82,663 ±$14,292	8,836	2,226	2,757
4	40175	Vine Grove	$77,509 ±$7,380	15,718	5,839	6,420
5	42724	Cecilia	$73,465 ±$17,943	5,345	2,144	2,138
6	42732	Eastview	$73,148 ±$20,583	1,541	666	848
7	42701	Elizabethtown	$69,619 ±$4,133	53,987	22,085	25,170
8	42784	Upton	$68,699 ±$16,054	3,089	1,339	1,160
9	42776	Sonora	$58,771 ±$7,997	2,082	775	1,120
10	40160	Radcliff	$58,506 ±$2,892	23,624	9,748	10,244
11	40177	West Point	$50,577 ±$22,397	1,523	658	715
12	42712	Big Clifty	$45,870 ±$14,299	1,714	784	894

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 12 of 13 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 13,361 households, on 27 carrier routes with 14,596 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Hardin County has the highest median household income?: 42740 (Glendale), at $88,066 (±$27,483), among 12 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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