PlainZIP

Drakesboro, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Drakesboro, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,026. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DRAKESBORO-KY · Drakesboro, KY 1 ZIPs · 2,026 pop · #24295/25278 · Muhlenberg County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $36,875
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24295/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Graham
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,026
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $75,500

Nearest income peer: Graham, KY (+ $4,097 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Drakesboro

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Drakesboro on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Drakesboro, KY sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

4th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,026
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$36,875
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($36,875 average) · poverty 34.5%. The primary code (42337) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Kentucky, Blue River is the closest lower-income city and Elkhorn City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Drakesboro.

Population concentration

Drakesboro's single ZIP 42337 carries the town

Drakesboro is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 42337 is the entire residential footprint (2,026 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Drakesboro

Citywide ZBP: 13 establishments, 414 employees , annual payroll $10,041k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42337 (13 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) · also Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Drakesboro, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Muhlenberg County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Drakesboro. See the Muhlenberg County roll-up →

Every one of the 11 cities sharing Muhlenberg County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Drakesboro, Greenville, Central City and Bremen among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Bremen marks the far end of that range at $78,750, 114% above Drakesboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42337 2,026 $36,875 13 16
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Drakesboro roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Drakesboro, .