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Mammoth Cave, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mammoth Cave, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,281. 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 MAMMOTH-CAVE-KY · Mammoth Cave, KY 1 ZIPs · 1,281 pop · #24602/25278 · Edmonson County

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

  • INC-LOW $33,566
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24602/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Bee Spring
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,281
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $148,100

Nearest income peer: Bee Spring, KY (+ $11,897 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 Mammoth Cave

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mammoth Cave 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, Mammoth Cave, 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.

3rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,281
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$33,566
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 ($33,566 average) · poverty 22.8%. The primary code (42259) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Kentucky, Hueysville is the closest lower-income city and Salyersville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mammoth Cave.

Population concentration

Mammoth Cave's single ZIP 42259 carries the town

Mammoth Cave is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 42259 is the entire residential footprint (1,281 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 Mammoth Cave

Citywide ZBP: 9 establishments, 70 employees , annual payroll $2,019k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42259 (9 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (3) · also Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Mammoth Cave, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Edmonson County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mammoth Cave. See the Edmonson County roll-up →

Every one of the 3 cities sharing Edmonson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Mammoth Cave, Brownsville, Bee Spring and Sweeden among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Sweeden marks the far end of that range at $53,500, 59% above Mammoth Cave.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42259 1,281 $33,566 9 15
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Mammoth Cave 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 Mammoth Cave, .