Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min6:36 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 36 min8:05 am – 5:42 pm
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People198 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 24.163 householdsMedian household income $92,176Median home value $88,400100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $968 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate100% of adults are in the labour force, 129 employedMain industries: education and health care 49%, manufacturing 47%, transport, warehousing and utilities 5%Average commute 26 minutes95% drive alone, 5% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F49 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month April7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days41 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Grand Chain Dam 53 station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksCrawford Lakelake · 4.8 miColvin Lakelake · 5.1 miShawnee Community Collegecollege · 10.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBallard Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 8,015 acresWest Kentucky Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.6 mi · 6,426 acresBallard County Parkpark · 6.0 mi · 54 acresBayou Creek Ridge TVA Habitat Protection Areastate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 169 acresMermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 2,153 acresCypress Creek National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.9 mi · 16,728 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes36 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199037 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Sep 201931 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBallard County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured93 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 97main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: McCracken County, KY, 14 mi away
Internet at home57% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterKevil Water Departmentserves 1,782 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation357 ft109 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMassac Memorial Hospital11.4 miPost officeBandana Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLa Center City Hall5.0 miPoliceOlmsted Police Department8.3 miFire stationBandana Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeShawnee Community College10.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBarkley Regional Airport PAH11 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL135 miInterstateI-5712 miUS highwayUS 604.6 miAmtrakFulton, KY FTN43 miCoachPaducah KY (PAD)FlixBus21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42022 ZIP area.
