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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People1,450 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.3637 householdsMedian household income $56,776Median home value $131,30082% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $759 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 589 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, manufacturing 15%, hospitality, food and recreation 11%Average commute 27 minutes91% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 6% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, other Asian or Pacific languages 11%2% speak English less than very wellSource: 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
Parks and public landsBallard Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 8,015 acresBallard County Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 54 acresAxe Lake Swamp State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 5.7 mi · 146 acresBoatwright Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 8,847 acresWest Kentucky Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 6,426 acresCypress Creek National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.5 mi · 16,728 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes40 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 26 Sep 199035 mi away, near Chaffee, MissouriMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Sep 201928 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, 16 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription64% 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 waterLacenter Municipal Water Coserves 1,291 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation360 ft110 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMassac Memorial Hospital14.2 miPost officeLa Center Post Office2.3 miTown hallLa Center City Hall2.2 miPoliceOlmsted Police Department7.6 miFire stationLa Center Rural Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeShawnee Community College11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBarkley Regional Airport PAH12 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL136 miInterstateI-5711 miUS highwayUS 602.8 miAmtrakFulton, KY FTN41 miCoachPaducah KY (PAD)FlixBus23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42056 ZIP area.
