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ZIP Code 42462: Waverly, KY

ZIP code 42462 uses the postal name Waverly, Kentucky and lies mostly in Union County (68% of its land) with the rest in Henderson County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,500 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $66,373 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Waverly; more than 99% is outside any Census place.

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4national area: Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio

424sectional center: Evansville, IN (SCF 476)

62delivery area within it

Town: Waverly · its only residential ZIP
County: Union County (68%); Henderson County (32%)
Census places: Waverly
House district: KY-1 119th Congress
State: Kentucky
Time zone: Central
Land area: 49.0 sq mi · 32 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 42462?

42462 centers on 37.738°, -87.793° and covers 49.0 square miles of land plus 0.7 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 42406, 42461, 42437, 42420.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 42462 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 42462, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 42462 compare with the rest of Union County?

Rank of 42462 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure	42462	In Union County	In KY
People (ACS 2020-2024)	1,546	4th of 5	378th of 780
Median household income	$66k	1st of 5	119th of 310
Median home value	$137k	1st of 5	222nd of 320

Its median household income is higher than in 41% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 34% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 42462?

The 2020 Census counted 1,362 people in 42462; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,546. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024: 1,546±408 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,362
Households: 498
Median age: 40.9

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 42462?

Of the 1,546 people the ACS estimates in 42462, 24.2% are under 18 and 17.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (83.4%), then Black (not Hispanic) (12.7%).

Under 1824.2%
18 to 6458.5%
65 and older17.3%

Age of the people of 42462 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic83.4%
Black, not Hispanic12.7%
Other or two or more2.5%
Hispanic or Latino1.4%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 42462 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 42462 earn?

Median household income is $66,373 (ACS 2020-2024), the highest of the 5 ranked ZIP codes in Union County.

Median household income: $66,373±$12,538
Income per person: $27,280
Below the poverty line: 8.5%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 1.7%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 19.4%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $76,733580 returns; wages 58% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 42462?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $137,300
Median gross rent: $975
Homes owned by their occupants: 80.9%
Housing units: 580

Index = 100 in 2001, the first year FHFA reports for 42462; 2020: 162.1. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 42462 stops in 2020: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 42462?

14 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 3 fewer than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Retail trade4
Construction3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 42462?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 42462, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
42406	Corydon	2,345	$63k	6.1 mi
42461	Uniontown	1,285	$48k	6.7 mi
42437	Morganfield	7,064	$65k	9.1 mi
42420	Henderson	38,133	$57k	15.7 mi
42444	Poole	0	–	10.5 mi (near)
42452	Robards	1,943	$80k	14.3 mi (near)
47620	Mount Vernon, IN	12,361	$76k	14.7 mi (near)
42409	Dixon	2,293	$60k	14.9 mi (near)
47712	Evansville, IN	25,444	$69k	15.0 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.