Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min6:09 am – 9:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:47 am – 5:15 pm
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People6,908 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.42,734 householdsMedian household income $39,217Median home value $95,400Median rent $557 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $532 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate44% of adults are in the labour force, 2,255 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, retail 11%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 38 minutes77% drive alone, 16% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher77% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 24°F48 in of rain a year, on about 92 dayswettest month July21 in of snow a year, on about 17 days21 days above 90°F, 119 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Warnock 2 station, 19 mi away
Nearby landmarksPine Knobpeak · 8.7 miSandy Springs Campgroundcampground · 6.8 miHigh Rockpeak · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsShawnee State Foreststate conservation land · 8.3 mi · 12,208 acresOld Trace Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.2 mi · 323 acresCrooked Creek State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 12.3 mi · 729 acresOhio River Islands National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.1 mi · 382 acresShawnee State Parkstate park · 16.0 mi · 1,280 acresCarter Caves State Resort Parkstate park · 16.5 mi · 1,820 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Jul 198039 mi away, near Sharpsburg, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 16 Dec 202449 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLewis County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively LowRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025324 of 364 days measured40 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 82main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Carter County, KY, 24 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVanceburg Electric Plant Boardserves 6,921 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation857 ft261 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMeadowview Regional Medical Center24.8 miPost officeVanceburg Post Office5.3 miTown hallVanceburg City Hall5.4 miPoliceLewis County Sheriff's Office5.4 miFire stationKinniconick Volunteer Fire Department3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field HTS46 miMajor airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG78 miInterstateI-6416 miUS highwayUS 526.5 miAmtrakMaysville, KY MAY23 miCoachPortsmouthBarons Bus Lines26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41179 ZIP area.
