Marrowbone is a community in Cumberland County, Kentucky, home to about 76 people across 1.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 42759, and parts of 42717 are in Marrowbone too.
Homes sold for a median of $163 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
All in Marrowbone
Part is in Marrowbone, part in Burkesville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Marrowbone. 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)85 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN88 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL368 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Marrowbone; 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.
Marrowbone had 147 residents in the 2020 census, down 32% since 2010.
It’s the 533rd largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.
Cumberland County grew from 8,962 residents in 1900 to 5,888 in 2020.
Cumberland 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 24°F. About 49.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 7 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Summer Shade, KY weather station (17 miles away).
1,181 jobs at 104 businesses in Cumberland County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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 Burkesville.
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.