Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min6:36 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min8:05 am – 5:42 pm
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People1,205 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.9559 householdsMedian household income $46,925Median home value $129,800Median rent $538 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,108 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 570 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, construction 18%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 20 minutes88% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month April7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days42 days above 90°F, 81 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cairo 3n station, 8 mi away; snow from Grand Chain Dam 53
Parks and public landsAxe Lake Swamp State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 1.6 mi · 146 acresBoatwright Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.0 mi · 8,847 acresBallard Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 8,015 acresBallard County Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 54 acresWickliffe Mounds State Historic Sitestate park · 7.6 miMound City National Cemeteryhistoric site · 7.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes52 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199031 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 9 Dec 202449 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, 19 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% 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
Elevation373 ft114 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMassac Memorial Hospital18.2 miPost officeBarlow Post Office1.8 miTown hallBarlow City Hall1.7 miPolicePulaski County Sheriff's Office6.2 miFire stationBarlow Fire Department1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeShawnee Community College13.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBarkley Regional Airport PAH15 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL136 miInterstateI-577.6 miUS highwayUS 601.8 miAmtrakFulton, KY FTN39 miCoachPaducah KY (PAD)FlixBus26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42024 ZIP area.
