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Salem, KY 42078
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Lola, KY 42078

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ZIP Code 42078 has segments in 2 Counties (Crittenden, Livingston).

The 42078 ZIP Code is centered1 in Livingston County at latitude 37.243 and longitude -88.281 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Livingston County is in the Central Time Zone (UTC -6 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 42078 was 1,861 with 932 housing units; a land area land area of 81.3 sq. miles; a water area of 0.11 sq. miles; and a population density of 22.89 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Salem, KY (2.4 miles NE)
Burna, KY (4.3 miles W)
Pinckneyville, KY (4.5 miles SSE)
Vicksburg, KY (4.9 miles SW)
Tiline, KY (5.3 miles SSE)
New Salem, KY (5.5 miles ENE)
Lola, KY (5.5 miles NNW)
Hampton, KY (5.6 miles WNW)
Levias, KY (7.1 miles NE)
Midway, KY (7.2 miles NE)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Mullikin Junction, KY (2.7 miles WSW)
Mitchell Landing, KY (4.1 miles S)
Moxley Landing, KY (4.1 miles SSW)
Lemen Landing, KY (4.9 miles SW)
Miller Landing, KY (6.7 miles SW)
Fairview, IL (12.7 miles NNW)
Cooper Landing, KY (12.8 miles SSW)
Stanley Landing, KY (13.2 miles S)

ZIP Codes - Key Concepts

  1. ZIP Codes are categories for grouping mailing addresses and are not exact geographic regions.
  2. The centroid of a ZIP Code may be in one County and the associated city/town in another.
  3. In rural areas, a single ZIP Code may be used for cities and towns in several different Counties.
  4. ZIP Code "areas" can overlap, be subsets of each other, or be artificial constructs with no geographic area.
  5. ZIP Codes are only loosely tied to cities.

1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.