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40069 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 40069 covers Springfield, Kentucky, with a population of about 7,802 and a median household income of $65,357.

Population
7,80241 per square mile
Median age
44.15.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$65,357about the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
7.5%4.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$253,691up 38.3% in five years
Median rent
$66529% below the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
21.9%13.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.9%10.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
205

Where 40069 is

Springfield, Kentucky — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population7,802
Median age44.1
Family households64.1%
Born outside the US1.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.8%
White (non-Hispanic)84.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino0.4%
Veterans5.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$65,357
Income per person$35,931
Poverty rate7.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k6.3%
$15–20k3.5%
$20–25k3.8%
$25–30k3.8%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k6.9%
$40–45k4.7%
$45–50k5.5%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k7.8%
$75–100k12.4%
$100–125k13.4%
$125–150k3.9%
$150–200k8.6%
$200k or more6.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed4,050
Mean adjusted gross income$61,832
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k30.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$172,800
Median gross rent$665
Rent as a share of household income28.1%
Owner-occupied75.9%
Vacant homes10.4%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house80.1%
Attached house0.7%
2 to 4 units6.9%
5 to 19 units5.4%
20 or more units0.2%
Mobile home6.8%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$253,691as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 120%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$253,691$102,359

$109,522 in 2009 to $253,691 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%
High school diploma or higher92.6%
Works from home4.8%
Drives to work alone84.4%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Colorectal screening69.3% 5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist61.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use74.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost13.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments205
People employed2,456
Annual payroll$116,296,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 65.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss65.1 out of 100
Community resilience59.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Strong wind94.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail89.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado89.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm87.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought82.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide80.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning77.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather75.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave68.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake67.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane43.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave25.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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Compared with Kentucky and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPKentuckyUnited States
Median household income$65,357$62,417$78,538
Income per person$35,931$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate7.5%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$172,800$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$665$933$1,348
Homeownership75.9%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%27%35%
Unemployment rate4.4%4.8%5.2%
Works from home4.8%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US1.2%4.4%13.9%
Median age44.139.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationBARDSTOWN 5E, KY US18 km away
Rain in a year52 in
Snow in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January43.3°F / 26.1°F3.71 in rain, 4.2 in snow
February48.1°F / 29.1°F3.86 in rain, 3.7 in snow
March57.4°F / 36.5°F4.92 in rain, 1.3 in snow
April68.7°F / 46°F4.71 in rain
May76.5°F / 55.4°F5.46 in rain
June83.6°F / 62.9°F4.94 in rain
July86.6°F / 66.3°F4.54 in rain
August86.2°F / 64.5°F3.65 in rain
September80.7°F / 58°F3.9 in rain
October69.5°F / 47.1°F3.71 in rain
November56.6°F / 37.2°F3.7 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December46.5°F / 30.1°F4.51 in rain, 2.5 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket65% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Washington County School District97.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Marion County School District2.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

40061 Saint Catharine, KY4.5 km away
40078 Willisburg, KY13.2 km away
40040 Mackville, KY13.6 km away
40049 Nerinx, KY18 km away
40012 Chaplin, KY18.7 km away
40033 Lebanon, KY19.4 km away
40037 Loretto, KY20.4 km away
40008 Bloomfield, KY20.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Washington County97.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Marion County2.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area188.7 sq mi
Water area2.71 sq mi
Population density41 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.7342, -85.2107

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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