{"id":4111,"date":"2023-06-15T15:28:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T15:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4111"},"modified":"2026-08-22T01:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T01:45:47","slug":"mccracken-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/mccracken-county\/","title":{"rendered":"McCracken County, Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

McCracken County is a county in Kentucky, United States, at the far western tip of the state where the Ohio and Tennessee rivers meet. It had a population of 67,875 at the 2020 census and covers 268 square miles (690 km2) centred near 37°04′N 88°43′W.<\/p>\n

Paducah is the county seat, and its postal code is 42001. The county has one incorporated city, four census-designated places, and a wide scatter of unincorporated communities. It sits in the Central time zone and forms the core of the Paducah, KY–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.<\/p>\n

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

McCracken County has 25 named places on record: one incorporated city, four census-designated places (CDPs), and 20 unincorporated communities. Paducah is by far the largest and the only place with its own municipal government — everywhere else in the county is governed directly by McCracken County Fiscal Court.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Paducah<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n27,137<\/td>\n42001, 42002, 42003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reidland<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Farley<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42086<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hendron<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42086<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Massac<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42053<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Paducah<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42086<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lone Oak<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heath<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melber<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kevil<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42053<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Future City<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cecil<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Camelia<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fremont<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grahamville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hardmoney<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hovekamp<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Krebs<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42086<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maxon<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ragland<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42086<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rossington<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rudolph<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42086<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saint Johns<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheehan Bridge<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cimota City<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n42001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Paducah’s population figure above is the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 count for the city proper. Kentucky does not publish separate census counts for unincorporated crossroads communities, so most rows in the table carry no population figure — that omission reflects the limit of available data, not an editorial choice.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n