Elizabethtown, KY ZIP Codes
Elizabethtown, Kentucky has 2 ZIP codes: for street addresses and for PO boxes.
Mail addressed to Elizabethtown covers nearby places too.
Where the 42701 ZIP code reaches
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42702 has no area on the map: it is a PO box or single-organization ZIP code. Dashed line: Elizabethtown city limits.
Map: Census Bureau ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020) and place limits (2024).
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Street ranges from the Census Bureau, 2026. PO box and organization ZIP codes are not found by street. A new street may be missing: address not found?
Elizabethtown PO box and business ZIP codes
| ZIP | Type and post office or station |
|---|---|
| 42701 | street delivery Elizabethtown |
| 42702 | PO boxes at the Elizabethtown post office Elizabethtown |
ZIP codes from nearby towns that reach into Elizabethtown
- 42724, mailing town Cecilia, covers 6 percent of Elizabethtown
Why your mail may say Elizabethtown when you live outside it
A letter addressed to Elizabethtown can go to a home outside the city limits, because ZIP areas follow delivery routes, not town lines.
The reverse happens too: parts of Elizabethtown use 42724, which mails under a neighboring town's name.
A ZIP code does not set your city, school district or tax. Hardin County property records show which city you are in.
Elizabethtown ZIP code questions
What is the main ZIP code for Elizabethtown?
42701, the ZIP code of the main Elizabethtown post office at 2934 Dolphin Dr.
Which Elizabethtown ZIP codes are for PO boxes only?
42702. Mail to it goes to boxes at the post office, not to street addresses.
What county is Elizabethtown in?
Hardin County.
ZIP codes for towns near Elizabethtown
More towns near Elizabethtown: Lexington, Georgetown, Richmond, Evansville, Gallatin, Hendersonville, Columbus, Hopkinsville, Lebanon.
Sources and last checked
USPS ZIP Locale Detail (October 1, 2026), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), U.S. Census Bureau, HUD-USPS crosswalk.
Checked October 20, 2026. Sources · How we build our lists · Corrections