Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:21 am – 9:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:53 am – 5:28 pm
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People9,365 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.03,462 householdsMedian household income $65,691Median home value $186,500Median rent $784 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,130 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 3,940 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, manufacturing 23%, construction 8%Average commute 29 minutes84% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F52 in of rain a yearwettest month MaySnow is rare22 days above 90°F, 93 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hodgenville Lincoln P station, 3 mi away; rain from Elizabethtown 1.8 Se; snow from Glendale
Nearby landmarksMcDougal Lakelake · 1.0 miSalem Lakelake · 2.2 miMount Pisgahpeak · 6.1 miPathway of a President Trailheadtrailhead · 3.4 miBoundary Oak Trailheadtrailhead · 3.5 miTerhune Springspring · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAbraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Parkhistoric site · 1.3 mi · 339 acresLarue County Environmental Centerpark · under a mile · 216 acresLarue County Parks & Recpark · 1.9 miThompson Creek Glades State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 64 acresRolling Fork Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 2,890 acresVernon-Douglas State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 730 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Jun 198726 mi away, near Shepherdsville, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Jun 198726 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLarue County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively LowStrong wind Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025223 of 304 days measured81 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hardin County, KY, 17 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLarue County Water District #1serves 9,062 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation847 ft258 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHardin Memorial Hospital14.1 miPost officeHodgenville Post Office2.6 miTown hallHodgenville City Hall2.6 miPoliceHodgenville Police Department2.6 miFire stationHodgenville Fire Department2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeElizabethtown Community and Technical College13.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF42 miInterstateI-6511 miUS highwayUS 31E1.5 miCoachUpton Weldon Loop RdGreyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42748 ZIP area.
