| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 606 / 859 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:18 PM |
| Population: | 16,803 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 21079 |
| Land Area: | 220 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.6630, -84.5454 |
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16,803 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 220 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 17,080 to 16,803 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.6% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 40461 (Paint Lick, $71,212 median) and poorest ZIP 40444 (Lancaster, $62,463) are 10.8 miles apart — a 1.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.1× across this county — from $201,800 in 40461 (Paint Lick) to $218,000 in 40444 (Lancaster).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 44 people/sq mi in 40461 (Paint Lick) to 88 in 40444 (Lancaster).
Educational attainment ranges from 18.6% bachelor's+ in 40444 (Lancaster) to 21.9% in 40461 (Paint Lick) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kentucky, this is the #67 most populous of 120 counties and ranks #30 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $63,779 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,314 of 12,100 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.