Zip lookup · KY

42784
Upton, Kentucky.

Upton, Hardin County, KY · Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY metro · population 3,089

What it costs per month · 42784 $1,034/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$542 (+110%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Down $15,909 -7%
$213,000$197,091 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $30,158 +18%
$166,933$197,091 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 42784 $1,034 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 42784$1,034
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 21 years.

Typical home values in zip 42784 fell 7.5% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Hart County, KY 39% · Hardin County, KY 36% · Larue County, KY 24%

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

Typical home value $197,091 as of Sep 2026
-7.5%year on year

Typical home value — 42784

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 42784 $197,091 Elizabethtown $245,471 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 42784$197,091
  • Elizabethtown$245,471
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.5 42776 Sonora 2,082 — $223,384
5.6 42713 Bonnieville 1,781 — $161,319
9.8 42740 Glendale 1,873 — $251,877
9.9 42765 Munfordville 7,149 — $196,490
11.4 42757 Magnolia 2,547 — $209,774
12.6 42726 Clarkson 4,758 — $161,671
14.0 42729 Cub Run 2,142 — $180,850
14.3 42748 Hodgenville 9,365 — $232,601
15.0 42712 Big Clifty 1,714 — $166,399
15.2 42732 Eastview 1,541 — $178,724
16.4 42764 Mount Sherman 536 — $192,194
16.5 42722 Canmer 596 — $197,880
16.7 42716 Buffalo 1,659 — $226,716
17.2 42724 Cecilia 5,345 — $229,366
17.3 42782 Summersville 702 — $193,025
18.2 42749 Horse Cave 4,423 — $171,948
18.2 42701 Elizabethtown 53,987 $1,342 $267,632
19.5 42746 Hardyville 2,101 — $196,321

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