{"id":3996,"date":"2023-06-14T09:40:48","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T09:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3996"},"modified":"2026-08-01T18:32:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T18:32:53","slug":"graves-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/graves-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Graves County, Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Graves County is a county in Kentucky, United States, about 26 miles south of Paducah in the far-western Jackson Purchase region. It had a population of 36,649 at the 2020 census, an estimated 37,050 by 2025, and covers 557 square miles (1,440 km2) centred near 36\u00b043\u2032N 88\u00b039\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Mayfield is the county seat and the county’s largest city by a wide margin; its postal code is 42066. The county holds 2 incorporated cities, 8 census-designated places and roughly two dozen unincorporated communities, and it runs on Central Time. Its FIPS code is 21083.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Graves County<\/h2>\n

Graves County has 10 places with official 2020 census counts: 2 incorporated cities and 8 census-designated places. CDP stands for census designated place, a settled community the Census Bureau counts but which has no local government of its own; Unincorp. covers crossroads and rural communities with no formal boundary or count. Kentucky has no civil townships, so places are listed by county alone.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Mayfield<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n10,017<\/td>\n42066<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Symsonia<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n622<\/td>\n42082<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wingo<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n573<\/td>\n42088<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fancy Farm<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n403<\/td>\n42039<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sedalia<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n279<\/td>\n42079<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pryorsburg<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n262<\/td>\n42066<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hickory<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n235<\/td>\n42051<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Water Valley<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n235<\/td>\n42085<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Farmington<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n234<\/td>\n42040<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lowes<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n42061<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boaz<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melber<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42069<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lynnville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Beyond the table, the county’s smaller unincorporated communities include Bell City, Boydsville, Clear Springs, Cuba, Dogwood, Dublin, Dukedom, Fairbanks, Feliciana, Folsomdale, Golo, Kaler, Kansas, Pilot Oak, Pottsville, South Highland, Stubblefield, Tri City, Viola, West Viola, Westplains and Wheel. Three of these straddle a boundary: Melber lies partly in McCracken County, while Boydsville and Dukedom sit on the Tennessee line, with Dukedom’s southern half in Weakley County, Tennessee. Water Valley is a former city — its municipal charter was dissolved by court order in June 2016, and it is now counted as a CDP. Viola and West Viola are separate communities about two miles apart, not one place under two names.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n

Graves County has 12 ZIP codes: 10 with standard delivery and 2 that are PO-box only.<\/p>\n