| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 606 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:38 PM |
| Population: | 13,235 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 21135 |
| Land Area: | 512 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.5206, -83.2824 |
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13,235 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 512 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 13,202 to 13,235 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.2% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 41135 (Emerson, $62,344 median) and poorest ZIP 41141 (Garrison, $36,508) are 15.0 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $87,500 in 41141 (Garrison) to $119,400 in 41189 (Tollesboro).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 20 people/sq mi in 41179 (Vanceburg) to 58 in 41166 (Quincy).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.4% bachelor's+ in 41189 (Tollesboro) to 28.0% in 41166 (Quincy) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kentucky, this is the #82 most populous of 120 counties and ranks #84 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $43,679 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,429 of 9,244 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.