| City: | Paducah, Kentucky |
| County: | Mccracken County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:32:20 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 270 / 364 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 37.0835, -88.6003 |
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The facility handles mail for 606 businesses, many concentrated along Broadway Street in downtown Paducah. Residents living in this area receive street delivery through ZIP 42001, making the PO Box service optional rather than mandatory. The high number of business boxes reflects downtown commercial activity where secure, centralized mail receipt offers advantages over street delivery.
Broadway Street is the sole street in this ZIP's records, representing downtown Paducah's main commercial corridor where businesses maintain PO Boxes while operating from street addresses.
ZIP Code 42002 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 47 business establishments, employing about 1,123 people with an annual payroll of $72,877,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 4,174Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 47Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $19,360,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $72,877,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 1,123Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 42002 is located in Mccracken County, Kentucky, within the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 37140) and Kentucky's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 98,762 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 42002. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Paducah, KY-ILSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 37140Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 98,762Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 12079.5 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2158836Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Paducah city; KentuckySource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 42002 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on March 1, 2026.