Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:15 am – 9:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:47 am – 5:21 pm
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People209 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.285 householdsMedian household income $50,41775% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,083 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 104 employedMain industries: manufacturing 40%, education and health care 27%, public administration 15%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher44% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%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 88 dayswettest month December11 in of snow a year, on about 7 days21 days above 90°F, 84 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Berea College station, 15 mi away; rain from Mt Vernon
Parks and public landsDaniel Boone National Forestnational forest · within reach · 563,866 acresMill Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.6 mi · 13,011 acresJohn B. Stephenson Memorial Forest State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 124 acresMiller Welch-Central Kentucky Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.6 mi · 1,847 acresRedbird Purchase Unitnational forest · 26.9 mi · 146,434 acresCamp Nelson National Monumentnational monument · 36.8 mi · 463 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.4 on 7 Sep 198845 mi away, near Camargo, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Dec 202526 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJackson County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025297 of 365 days measured68 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 73main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pulaski County, KY, 36 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterJackson Co Water Associationserves 13,629 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,427 ft435 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKentuckyOne Health Saint Joseph Berea Hospital14.7 miPost officeSandgap Post Office3.2 miTown hallMckee City Hall5.2 miPoliceJackson County Sheriff's Office4.7 miFire stationSand Gap Fire Department3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX50 miMajor airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF103 miInterstateI-7514 miUS highwayUS 4213.1 miCoachBerea Kiln TimeGreyhound15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40481 ZIP area.
