ZIP codes in Carter County
11 ZIPs touch Carter County, Kentucky. The blue dashed line is the county border; orange ZIPs reach into it.
11
ZIP codes
8
cross the county line
76,632
people in these ZIPs
120
counties in KY
Most people
Carter County ZIP list
More counties in Kentucky
- Butler County14
- Caldwell County6
- Calloway County10
- Campbell County12
- Carlisle County4
- Carroll County8
- Casey County15
- Christian County17
- Clark County5
- Clay County14
- Clinton County3
- Crittenden County7
Questions people actually ask
How many ZIP codes are in Carter County, Kentucky?
11 ZIP codes reach into Carter County. 8 of them are only partly in the county and also cover a neighboring county.
Which ZIP code in Carter County has the most people?
40351 (Morehead) has about 22,322 residents, the most of any ZIP touching Carter County, in the Census Bureau’s ACS 2020–2024 estimates.
Can a ZIP code be in Carter County and another county?
Yes. ZIP codes follow mail routes, not county lines. Rows marked with a percentage show how much of that ZIP’s land is in Carter County. For one address, pin the exact spot on the ZIP finder to see its county.
Where does this list come from?
ZIP areas and their county overlaps come from the Census Bureau’s 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area to county relationship file. PO Box ZIPs have no area, so each is placed in the county of the ZIP area nearest the town it serves.
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Updated 2026-11-10 · Where the data comes from