Zip lookup · KY

42069
Melber, Kentucky.

Melber, Graves County, KY · Mayfield, KY metro · population 1,214

What it costs per month · 42069 $1,164/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$717 (+160%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $4,264 +2%
$217,598$221,862 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $64,807 +41%
$157,055$221,862 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 42069 $1,164 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 42069$1,164
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 10 years.

Typical home values in zip 42069 rose 2.0% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Graves County, KY 79% · McCracken County, KY 21%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Melber, KY — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $221,862 as of Sep 2026
+2.0%year on year

Typical home value — 42069

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 42069 $221,862 Mayfield $175,744 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 42069$221,862
  • Mayfield$175,744
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.5 42035 Cunningham 816 — $201,710
7.1 42027 Boaz 1,875 — $231,983
7.8 42051 Hickory 2,114 — $201,117
8.0 42001 Paducah 30,856 $1,248 $228,131
10.3 42039 Fancy Farm 1,694 — $177,002
11.0 42086 West Paducah 3,775 — $224,305
11.2 42003 Paducah 29,672 $1,075 $160,963
13.1 42023 Bardwell 2,529 — $143,025
14.0 42087 Wickliffe 2,089 — $133,269
14.0 42053 Kevil 5,307 — $174,853
14.2 42082 Symsonia 1,803 — $187,537
14.7 42066 Mayfield 23,917 — $168,350
15.6 42021 Arlington 1,090 — $118,872
18.0 42056 La Center 1,450 — $132,772
18.2 42058 Ledbetter 2,224 — $172,862
19.2 42024 Barlow 1,205 — $127,446

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.