| City: | Somerset, Kentucky |
| County: | Pulaski County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:04:23 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 606 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 37.0917, -84.6044 |
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ZIP Code 42502 serves the business district of Somerset, Kentucky, a city in south-central Kentucky's Pulaski County. This is a PO Box-classified ZIP that works alongside Somerset's main ZIP (42501), which handles residential street delivery. The post office at this location maintains 290 PO Boxes and delivers to 317 business addresses.
The business delivery pattern is unusual. ZIP+4 records show just one street, N Maple St, with 76 delivery points marked as "UNIT" designators. This suggests a multi-unit commercial building or business complex rather than traditional street-by-street delivery. Despite the PO Box classification, one City carrier route operates here, making this a hybrid facility.
With 23 business establishments employing 620 people, the ZIP serves commercial and office functions in Somerset's downtown area. The presence of a standard sibling ZIP (42501) means Somerset residents have street delivery available. This ZIP isn't a PO Box Only Zone, so businesses can choose between PO Box service and the limited street delivery to N Maple St addresses.
Only one street serves as the delivery address: N Maple St with 76 unit-based addresses.
ZIP Code 42502 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 24 business establishments, employing about 626 people with an annual payroll of $17,854,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,566Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 24Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $4,030,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $17,854,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 626Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 42502 is located in Pulaski County, Kentucky, within the Somerset, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 43700) and Kentucky's 5th Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 65,503 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 42502. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Somerset, KYSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 43700Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 65,503Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 05Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 11235.15 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2171688Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Somerset city; KentuckySource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 42502 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 January 1, 2026.