Local servicesHospitalMethodist Hospital Union County12.1 miPost officeUniontown Post Office3.1 miTown hallUniontown City Hall3.1 miPoliceUniontown Police Department3.1 miFire stationUnion County Volunteer Fire Department3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeHenderson Community College12.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEvansville Regional Airport EVV26 miMajor airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF120 miInterstateI-6918 miUS highwayUS 607.2 miAmtrakCarbondale, IL CDL73 miCoachEvansville IN (EVN)Greyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42461 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 42461 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min6:29 am – 9:16 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min8:03 am – 5:36 pm
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People1,285 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.9659 householdsMedian household income $47,746Median home value $104,000Median rent $609 a month68% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $750 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 550 employedMain industries: manufacturing 26%, education and health care 15%, construction 14%Average commute 21 minutes85% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 26°F48 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month April8 in of snow a year, on about 3 days44 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jt Myers Locks & Dam station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsSloughs Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 11,176 acresHovey Lake Fish And Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 1.8 mi · 5,847 acresTwin Swamps Nature Preservestate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 600 acresGray Pitcher Farmstate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 153 acresGray Estate Cypress Slough (Gray Woods)state conservation land · 6.3 mi · 386 acresTwin Swamps Managed Areastate conservation land · 6.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.2 on 18 Apr 200845 mi away, near Bellmont, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 30 May 202335 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowUnion County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025306 of 338 days measured31 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 35, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Posey County, IN, 16 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL26% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterUniontown Water & Sewer Deptserves 1,496 people from surface water purchased6 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation344 ft105 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
