{"id":4009,"date":"2023-06-14T11:17:23","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T11:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4009"},"modified":"2026-08-15T06:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:36:41","slug":"hancock-county-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/hancock-county-kentucky\/","title":{"rendered":"Hancock County, Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hancock County is a county in Kentucky, United States, on the south bank of the Ohio River in the north-central part of the state. It had a population of 9,095 at the 2020 census and covers 199 square miles (515 km2) centred near 37\u00b050\u2032N 86\u00b047\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Hawesville is the county seat, in the northern part of the county along the river; its postal code is 42348. The county has two incorporated cities and roughly 18 smaller unincorporated communities, sits in the Central time zone, and is part of the Owensboro, Kentucky metropolitan statistical area.<\/p>\n

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

Hancock County has two incorporated cities, Hawesville and Lewisport, and about 18 unincorporated communities scattered across its farmland and river bottoms. The table below marks incorporated places as City and everything else as Unincorp.; population figures are the 2020 census count where the Census Bureau tracks the place separately, otherwise the cell reads —.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Hawesville<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n994<\/td>\n42348<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lewisport<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n1,668<\/td>\n42351<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adair<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42351<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arrington Corner<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42348<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cabot<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42348<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chambers<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42351<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dukes<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42348<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Easton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42351<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Floral<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42348<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Goering<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42348<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patesville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42351<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pellville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42348<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Petri<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42348<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roseville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42348<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sanders<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42351<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Skillman<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42351<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunny Corner<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42348<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victoria Crossroads<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42348<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waitman<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42348<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weberstown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42351<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n