Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min6:15 am – 9:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:48 am – 5:21 pm
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People65,961 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.726,169 householdsMedian household income $63,050Median home value $244,300Median rent $911 a month58% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,846 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 33,600 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, manufacturing 12%, retail 11%Average commute 25 minutes77% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages37% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 25°F48 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days26 days above 90°F, 102 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Eastern Kentucky Univ station, 2 mi away; rain from Richmond State Police
Nearby landmarksEastern Kentucky Universitycollege · 1.6 miLake Rebalake · 3.5 miBond Estill Spring (historical)spring · 3.4 miWilgreen Lakelake · 4.6 miEmbry Hillpeak · 3.9 miShallow Ford Hillpeak · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsIrvine Mcdowellpark · 1.2 miLake Reba Recreation Complexpark · 2.9 mi · 204 acresWhite Hall Historic Sitestate historic site · 5.4 miFort Boonesborough State Parkstate park · 9.3 mi · 161 acresFloracliff Nature Sanctuarystate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 349 acresMiller Welch-Central Kentucky Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 1,847 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Jul 198035 mi away, near Sharpsburg, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Dec 202511 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMadison County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: 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, 17 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRichmond Utilitiesserves 35,640 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation966 ft294 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Hospital Richmond2.3 miPost officeRichmond Post Office1.2 miTown hallRichmond City Hall1.1 miPoliceRichmond Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationMadison County Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools6 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 2 otherSchoolMadison Day Treatment Schoolunder a mileElementaryKit Carson Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryDaniel Boone Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeEastern Kentucky University1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX25 miMajor airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF83 miInterstateI-751.0 miUS highwayUS 421under a mileAmtrakMaysville, KY MAY68 miCoachBerea Kiln TimeGreyhound13 miTransit7 stops within a mileFoothillsSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40475 ZIP area.
