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ZIP Code42762

Millwood, KY

Grayson County · Kentucky · United States
Home to 70 people across 9.407 square miles.

Central7 ZIPs in county

At a glance

42762 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
70
±87 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
$117,100
US median $207,500 · bottom 25%
Median age
41.1
US median 42 years
Population density
7/mi²
bottom 25% most dense
Land area
9.407 mi²
plus 0.132 mi² water

Location

Where 42762 is

37.455344, -86.39315 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates37.455344, -86.39315
Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
CountyGrayson County
StateKentucky (KY)
Land area9.407 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Chicago

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Atlanta, GA279.7 mi
Chicago, IL312.6 mi
Philadelphia, PA629.0 mi
Dallas, TX670.4 mi

People

Who lives in 42762

70 residents in 40 households, averaging 1.75 people per household. The largest age group is 35-44 at 35.7% of residents, and 45.0% of households are a single person living alone.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1818.6%
18-2414.3%
25-340.0%
35-4435.7%
45-540.0%
55-640.0%
65+31.4%

Households

Composition and size

Total households40
Average household size1.75
Family households55.0%
Living alone45.0%
Median age41.1 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 42762

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$20,046
Poverty rate62.9%
Unemployment rate57.9%
Labor force participation33.3%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k52.5%
$25-50k0.0%
$50-75k47.5%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k0.0%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 31.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 42762

A typical home is valued at $117,100. This is an owner-majority area — 65.0% of occupied homes are owned, and the typical building went up in 1979.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value$117,100
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1979
Housing units40
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 40 occupied units

Owner-occupied65.0%
Renter-occupied35.0%
Owner households26
Renter households14

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family37.5%
5-19 units35.0%
20+ units27.5%

Getting to work

How 42762 commutes

100.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 15.0 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone100.0%

Travel time

Mean commute 15.0 minutes

<10 min0.0%
10-19100.0%
20-290.0%
30-440.0%
45-590.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 42762

ZIP code 42762 is assigned to Millwood, KY, and falls within Grayson 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 70 people live inside it.

At 7 residents per square mile spread over 9.407 square miles, 42762 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 Millwood looks like

Housing in 42762 costs below the national median. A typical home is valued at $117,100 against a US median of $207,500. The split between owning and renting is fairly even at 65.0% owner-occupied, which tends to indicate a mix of housing types rather than one dominant form.

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 37.5% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1979, making the housing here from the later twentieth century. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews broadly in line with the national age profile, with a median age of 41.1 against 42 nationally. Households average just 1.75 people, and 45.0% consist of one person living alone — a signature of areas with a lot of studio and one-bedroom stock.

Getting to work takes 15.0 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 100.0% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Millwood, KY

42762 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 279.7 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 42762 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 42762 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, 42762 offers a compact profile of Millwood: 70 residents, 31.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 57.9%. 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. 42762 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Millwood 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 42762

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 42762

What city is ZIP code 42762 in?
42762 serves Millwood, Kentucky, in Grayson County, United States.
What is the population of 42762?
About 70 people live in ZIP code 42762, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±87. That works out to roughly 7 people per square mile.
How expensive is housing in 42762?
The median home value is $117,100 and median gross rent is — a month. 65.0% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Is 42762 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 31.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 57.9%, and the median age is 41.1. The average commute is 15.0 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 42762 in?
42762 observes Central Time (America/Chicago). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 42762?
ZIP code 42762 covers 9.407 square miles of land plus 0.132 square miles of water, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 42762 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 42762 reads as a rural area. It holds 7 people per square mile across 9.407 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 42762?
The average one-way commute from 42762 takes about 15.0 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 42762?
About 8 residents of 42762 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 33.3% and the unemployment rate is 57.9%. 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 42762?
Accommodation in and around Millwood, 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 42762 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Millwood as the primary place and Grayson 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 42762 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 42762. 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 42762, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.