| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 859 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:39 PM |
| Population: | 23,811 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 21167 |
| Land Area: | 279 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.8216, -84.8461 |
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23,811 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 279 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 21,760 to 23,811 from 2014 to 2024 — a +9.4% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 40372 (Salvisa, $74,205 median) and poorest ZIP 40310 (Burgin, $56,477) are 13.7 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $126,600 in 40310 (Burgin) to $229,800 in 40372 (Salvisa).
Density varies 239× across the county — from 37 people/sq mi in 40372 (Salvisa) to 8,904 in 40310 (Burgin).
Educational attainment ranges from 19.3% bachelor's+ in 40310 (Burgin) to 25.3% in 40330 (Harrodsburg) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kentucky, this is the #48 most populous of 120 counties and ranks #35 for median household income with the #17 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,740 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
25.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,150 of 16,609 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.