PlainZIP

Upton, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Upton, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,685. 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 UPTON-KY · Upton, KY 1 ZIPs · 2,685 pop · #13789/25278 · Hardin County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $68,699
  • RANK-MID #13789/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Elizabethtown
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,685
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $178,100

Nearest income peer: Elizabethtown, KY (+ $920 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 Upton

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

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,685
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,699
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 $68,699 and poverty 23.0% concentrate in 42784.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Upton as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Erlanger is the closest lower-income city and Herndon the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Upton.

Population concentration

Upton reads through its lone ZIP, 42784

2,685 ACS residents, one ZIP: 42784 is not the leading code inside Upton, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Upton

Citywide ZBP: 27 establishments, 177 employees , annual payroll $6,488k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42784 (27 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Upton, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Hardin County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Upton. See the Hardin County roll-up →

Upton sits in the lower half of Hardin County on income: Vine Grove, Fort Knox and Rineyville report more, Radcliff, Sonora and West Point report less. Glendale marks the far end of that range at $88,066, 28% above Upton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42784 2,685 $68,699 27 17
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Upton 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 Upton, .