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ZIP Code42163

Rocky Hill, KY

Edmonson County · Kentucky · United States
Home to 40 people across 0.821 square miles.

CentralRenter-majority6 ZIPs in county

At a glance

42163 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
40
±66 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
34.4
US median 42 years
Population density
49/mi²
42th pctile most dense
Land area
0.821 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 42163 is

37.079683, -86.134702 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates37.079683, -86.134702
Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
CountyEdmonson County
StateKentucky (KY)
Land area0.821 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Chicago

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Atlanta, GA250.3 mi
Chicago, IL341.0 mi
Philadelphia, PA624.9 mi
Dallas, TX672.6 mi

People

Who lives in 42163

40 residents in 19 households, averaging 2.11 people per household. The largest age group is 25-34 at 87.5% of residents, and 100.0% of households are families.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1812.5%
18-240.0%
25-3487.5%
35-440.0%
45-540.0%
55-640.0%
65+0.0%

Households

Composition and size

Total households19
Average household size2.11
Family households100.0%
Living alone0.0%
Median age34.4 years
Households with internet100.0%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White100.0%

Income & work

What people earn in 42163

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income
Poverty rate0.0%
Unemployment rate54.3%
Labor force participation100.0%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k0.0%
$25-50k100.0%
$50-75k0.0%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k0.0%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 0.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 54.3% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 42163

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built
Housing units19
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 19 occupied units

Owner-occupied0.0%
Renter-occupied100.0%
Owner households0
Renter households19

Building types

Units by structure size

20+ units100.0%

Getting to work

How 42163 commutes

100.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 5.0 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone100.0%

Travel time

Mean commute 5.0 minutes

<10 min100.0%
10-190.0%
20-290.0%
30-440.0%
45-590.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 42163

ZIP code 42163 is assigned to Rocky Hill, KY, and falls within Edmonson County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 40 people live inside it.

At 49 residents per square mile spread over 0.821 square miles, 42163 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in Rocky Hill looks like

The building stock is dominated by larger apartment buildings of twenty units or more, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews younger than the country as a whole, with a median age of 34.4 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.11 people, and 100.0% are family households.

Getting to work takes 5.0 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 100.0% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Rocky Hill, KY

42163 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

For reference, Atlanta, GA is about 250.3 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 42163 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 42163 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 42163 offers a compact profile of Rocky Hill: 40 residents, 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 54.3%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 42163 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Rocky Hill may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 42163

The eight closest postal codes by centroid distance, each with its own full profile. You can also browse every Kentucky ZIP code or use the ZIP Express Lookup to search by city, county or time zone.

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Questions

Common questions about 42163

What city is ZIP code 42163 in?
42163 serves Rocky Hill, Kentucky, in Edmonson County, United States.
What is the population of 42163?
About 40 people live in ZIP code 42163, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±66. That works out to roughly 49 people per square mile.
Is 42163 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 54.3%, and the median age is 34.4. The average commute is 5.0 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 42163 in?
42163 observes Central Time (America/Chicago). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 42163?
ZIP code 42163 covers 0.821 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 42163 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 42163 reads as a rural area. It holds 49 people per square mile across 0.821 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 42163?
The average one-way commute from 42163 takes about 5.0 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 100.0% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 42163?
About 16 residents of 42163 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 100.0% and the unemployment rate is 54.3%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 42163?
Accommodation in and around Rocky Hill, KY ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 42163 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Rocky Hill as the primary place and Edmonson County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 42163 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 42163. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 42163, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.