| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 606 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:40 PM |
| Population: | 25,154 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 21205 |
| Land Area: | 300 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 6 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.1629, -83.4076 |
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25,154 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 300 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 23,504 to 25,154 from 2014 to 2024 — a +7.0% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 40313 (Clearfield, $65,409 median) and poorest ZIP 40351 (Morehead, $51,835) are 7.2 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $116,100 in 40313 (Clearfield) to $167,300 in 40351 (Morehead).
Density varies 1× across the county — from 82 people/sq mi in 40351 (Morehead) to 103 in 40313 (Clearfield).
Educational attainment ranges from 20.0% bachelor's+ in 40313 (Clearfield) to 26.5% in 40351 (Morehead) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kentucky, this is the #45 most populous of 120 counties and ranks #59 for median household income with the #24 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $53,363 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
25.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,771 of 14,707 reporting).
2 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.