| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 606 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:38 PM |
| Population: | 16,596 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 21161 |
| Land Area: | 236 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.6323, -83.8537 |
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16,596 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 236 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 16,964 to 16,596 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.2% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 41034 (Dover, $71,538 median) and poorest ZIP 41056 (Maysville, $47,141) are 9.1 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.4× across this county — from $89,400 in 41034 (Dover) to $218,500 in 41055 (Mayslick).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 30 people/sq mi in 41055 (Mayslick) to 94 in 41056 (Maysville).
Educational attainment ranges from 19.1% bachelor's+ in 41056 (Maysville) to 24.6% in 41034 (Dover) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kentucky, this is the #68 most populous of 120 counties and ranks #53 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,022 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,337 of 11,724 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 2 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.