Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min6:16 am – 9:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:48 am – 5:22 pm
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People2,527 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.7928 householdsMedian household income $71,212Median home value $201,800Median rent $786 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,500 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 912 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, manufacturing 18%, retail 17%Average commute 32 minutes81% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 29°F51 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month July7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days21 days above 90°F, 84 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Berea College station, 6 mi away; rain from Crab Orchard 6 N
Nearby landmarksHigh Knobpeak · 3.3 miPine Knobpeak · 3.6 miBerea Collegecollege · 6.4 miWilgreen Lakelake · 9.1 miBerea City Lakesreservoir · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity Parkpark · 5.9 mi · 104 acresDaniel Boone National Forestnational forest · 9.1 mi · 563,866 acresDix River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 401 acresBattlefield Parkpark · 9.3 mi · 303 acresCedar Creek Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.6 mi · 796 acresMiller Welch-Central Kentucky Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.7 mi · 1,847 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Jul 198049 mi away, near Sharpsburg, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Dec 20256 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGarrard County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025285 of 363 days measured78 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jessamine County, KY, 22 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterGarrard Co Water Assoc INCserves 14,806 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation937 ft286 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKentuckyOne Health Saint Joseph Berea Hospital6.6 miPost officePaint Lick Post Office2.4 miTown hallBerea City Hall6.2 miPoliceBerea City Police Department6.1 miFire stationPaint Lick Volunteer Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX33 miMajor airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF83 miInterstateI-755.1 miUS highwayUS 255.6 miCoachBerea Kiln TimeGreyhound5.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40461 ZIP area.
