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Nortonville, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Nortonville, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,504. 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 NORTONVILLE-KY · Nortonville, KY 1 ZIPs · 3,504 pop · #18670/25278 · Hopkins County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $58,190
  • RANK-LOWER #18670/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Dawson Springs
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,504
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $124,500

Nearest income peer: Dawson Springs, KY (+ $2,710 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 Nortonville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Nortonville 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, Nortonville, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

26th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,504
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,190
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $58,190 and poverty 12.0% concentrate in 42442.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Nortonville as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Tutor Key is the closest lower-income city and Guthrie the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Nortonville.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 42442, is all of Nortonville

There is no split to weigh here: 42442 holds every one of Nortonville's 3,504 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Nortonville

Citywide ZBP: 29 establishments, 133 employees , annual payroll $4,477k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42442 (29 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (7) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Nortonville, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Hopkins County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Nortonville. See the Hopkins County roll-up →

Nortonville lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Hopkins County: Dawson Springs, Hanson and Manitou earn more and Madisonville, White Plains and Nebo earn less. Hanson marks the far end of that range at $95,417, 64% above Nortonville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42442 3,504 $58,190 29 22
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Nortonville 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 Nortonville, .