Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:22 am – 9:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:54 am – 5:29 pm
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People2,082 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.1775 householdsMedian household income $58,771Median home value $192,700Median rent $1,008 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,260 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 747 employedMain industries: manufacturing 33%, education and health care 14%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 34 minutes76% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, German or Dutch 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F53 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month MaySnow is rare26 days above 90°F, 113 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Millerstown 4e station, 7 mi away; snow from Glendale
Parks and public landsMammoth Cave National Parknational park · 19.6 mi · 50,624 acresAbraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Parkhistoric site · 14.3 mi · 339 acresNolin Rv Recreation Arearecreation area · 15.2 mi · 13,303 acresNolin Lake State Parkstate park · 21.3 mi · 155 acresHoosier National Forestnational forest · 50.3 miHoosier Purchase Unitnational forest · 52.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 23 Mar 198043 mi away, near Fordsville, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Jun 198730 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHardin County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: 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, Hardin County monitors, KY
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHardin County Water District #2serves 76,326 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation706 ft215 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHardin Memorial Hospital13.9 miPost officeSonora Post Office2.0 miTown hallSonora City Hall1.9 miFire stationSonora Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryCreekside Elementary School1.5 miCollegeElizabethtown Community and Technical College12.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF47 miInterstateI-652.2 miUS highwayUS 31W2.9 miCoachUpton Weldon Loop RdGreyhound4.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42776 ZIP area.
