| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 270 / 364 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:18 PM |
| Population: | 29,948 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 21085 |
| Land Area: | 619 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 13 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.4880, -86.3355 |
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29,948 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 619 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 28,135 to 29,948 from 2014 to 2024 — a +6.4% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 40119 (Falls Of Rough, $65,500 median) and poorest ZIP 42712 (Big Clifty, $45,870) are 25.8 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $113,000 in 42762 (Millwood) to $204,200 in 42726 (Clarkson).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 18 people/sq mi in 40119 (Falls Of Rough) to 87 in 42754 (Leitchfield).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.5% bachelor's+ in 42726 (Clarkson) to 26.6% in 40119 (Falls Of Rough) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Kentucky, this is the #36 most populous of 120 counties and ranks #73 for median household income with the #26 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,626 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,376 of 20,662 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 1 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42754 | Leitchfield | Standard | 16,918 | $48,737 | 193.7 | 10.3% |
| 42726 | Clarkson | Standard | 4,758 | $60,078 | 111.2 | -9.3% |
| 42721 | Caneyville | Standard | 4,353 | $49,583 | 143.2 | 6.0% |
| 40119 | Falls Of Rough | Standard | 1,976 | $65,500 | 110.3 | 25.1% |
| 42712 | Big Clifty | Standard | 1,714 | $45,870 | 50.9 | 21.8% |
| 42762 | Millwood | Standard | 229 | — | 9.5 | -50.8% |
| 42755 | Leitchfield | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |