| City: | Elizabethtown, Kentucky |
| City Alias: | E Town |
| County: | Hardin County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:35:31 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 270 / 364 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 37.6970, -85.8621 |
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ZIP 42702 serves a commercial district within Elizabethtown, Kentucky, operating as a separate postal designation from the main city ZIP (42701). This isn't a residential area. With zero population but 1,494 employees across 25 business establishments, it functions as a business mail hub.
The post office maintains 422 PO Boxes and 345 business delivery points. All street delivery concentrates on a single address: Dolphin Drive, which has 133 individual units. This pattern suggests a business park or multi-tenant commercial facility where companies use both suite addresses and PO Boxes.
Elizabethtown residents and businesses can use "E TOWN" as an accepted mailing alias, a shorthand recognized since before 2004. The ZIP classification as PO Box only reflects its administrative setup, but city carrier routes do serve the Dolphin Drive location. Most mail service in greater Elizabethtown happens through the standard 42701 ZIP code, which surrounds this commercial designation.
Only one street exists in this ZIP: Dolphin Drive with 133 individual units, suggesting a business park or large multi-tenant commercial building.
ZIP Code 42702 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 26 business establishments, employing about 1,447 people with an annual payroll of $77,471,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 5,487Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 26Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $20,062,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $77,471,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 1,447Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 42702 is located in Hardin County, Kentucky, within the Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 21060) and Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 119,736 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 42702. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Elizabethtown, KYSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 21060Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 119,736Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 7177.44 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2124274Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Elizabethtown city; KentuckySource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 42702 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 February 1, 2026.