In the Paducah – Cape Girardeau metro area of Kentucky, Zip Code 42001 is situated. McCracken County is the main location of zip code 42001. PADUCAH, Kentucky is the designated designation for 42001 by the US Postal Service. Parts of zip code 42001 are located inside or close to the boundaries of the cities of Paducah, Massac, Lone Oak, and Metropolis, Illinois. The zip code 42001’s area code is 270. In comparison to other zipcodes in Kentucky, 42001 can be categorised socioeconomically as a Lower Middle Class class.
The current unemployment rate in 42001 is 4.8%, which is lower than the county’s current rate of 5.7%, higher than the state’s current rate of 4.2%, and higher than the current rate of unemployment across the country.

According the 2010 US Census, the population of 42001 decreased to 27960 from 28128 over the past 10 years. The majority ethnicity residing in 42001 is White while the majority ethnicity attending 42001 public schools is White. 50.3% of students in 42001 public schools receive or are eligible to participate in free or reduced lunch programs.