Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min6:09 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:43 am – 5:16 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 23°F46 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month July4 in of snow a year, on about 3 days25 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Paintsville 1e station, 5 mi away; snow from Ivel
Nearby landmarksDawkins Line Rail Trail Jenny's Creek Trailheadtrailhead · 1.8 miDawkins Line Rail Trail Swamp Branch Trailheadtrailhead · 3.3 miBig Sandy Community and Technical Collegecollege · 4.5 miStuffley Knobpeak · 3.1 miPaintsville Lake State Park Campgroundcampground · 5.0 miCane Knobpeak · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPaintsville Lake State Parkstate park · 4.7 mi · 190 acresJenny Wiley State Resort Parkstate park · 7.8 mi · 1,423 acresPaintsville Country Clubpark · 5.4 mi · 248 acresPaintsville Recreation Arearecreation area · 7.0 mi · 13,186 acresThealka Community Parkpark · 6.1 miPaintsville Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 11,222 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201245 mi away, near Blackey, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201245 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJohnson County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025337 of 356 days measured19 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Morgan County, KY, 24 mi away
Drinking waterPaintsville Municipal Water Worksserves 24,354 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation879 ft268 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPaintsville ARH Hospital4.1 miPost officeHagerhill Post Office4.0 miTown hallPaintsville City Hall4.3 miPolicePaintsville Police Department4.3 miFire stationRockhouse Fire and Rescue2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBig Sandy Community and Technical College4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field HTS44 miMajor airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG132 miInterstateI-6439 miUS highwayUS 232.1 miAmtrakAshland, KY AKY51 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41215 ZIP area.
