Kuttawa is a city in Lyon County, Kentucky, home to about 588 people across 2.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 42055.
Homes sold for a median of $152 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Part is in Kuttawa, part in Eddyville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Kuttawa. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Nashville International Airport (BNA)104 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Barkley Regional Airport (PAH)34 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN97 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL331 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Kuttawa; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Kuttawa had 629 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 329th largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.
Lyon County grew from 9,319 residents in 1900 to 8,680 in 2020.
Lyon County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 53 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Eddyville 5s, KY weather station (4 miles away).
1,596 jobs at 171 businesses in Lyon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
12 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Kuttawa.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
| Mental health providers | 5 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Eddyville.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.