Postal Codes

40484 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 40484 covers Stanford, Kentucky, with a population of about 12,517 and a median household income of $54,566.

Population
12,51790 per square mile
Median age
43.14.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$54,56613% below the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
17.6%5.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$208,713up 33% in five years
Median rent
$68826% below the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
17.5%17.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.3%9.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
199

Where 40484 is

Stanford, 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

Population12,517
Median age43.1
Family households67.9%
Born outside the US2.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.2%
White (non-Hispanic)89.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino2.8%
Veterans8.6%
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$54,566
Income per person$30,082
Poverty rate17.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.9%
$10–15k5.8%
$15–20k5.1%
$20–25k6.8%
$25–30k5.7%
$30–35k4.0%
$35–40k4.4%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k6.0%
$50–60k4.8%
$60–75k13.1%
$75–100k10.1%
$100–125k7.4%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k6.6%
$200k or more3.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,080
Mean adjusted gross income$54,781
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2%
Returns, under $25k32.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.6%
Returns, $200k or more2.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$154,200
Median gross rent$688
Rent as a share of household income28.4%
Owner-occupied74.3%
Vacant homes9.7%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house74.2%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units4.9%
5 to 19 units2.3%
Mobile home17.7%
Boat, RV or van0%
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$208,713as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 101.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$212,913$94,524

$103,643 in 2009 to $208,713 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%
High school diploma or higher86.5%
Works from home11.8%
Drives to work alone77.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.8%
Health

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

Colorectal screening64% same as the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist56.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use73.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost23.2% 10.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments199
People employed2,513
Annual payroll$97,459,000
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 52.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss45.9 out of 100
Community resilience32.2 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 wind94.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail87.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought82.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning79.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave79.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm78.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding63.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake62.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado62.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane47.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave36.2Relatively 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$54,566$62,417$78,538
Income per person$30,082$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate17.6%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$154,200$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$688$933$1,348
Homeownership74.3%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%27%35%
Unemployment rate7.1%4.8%5.2%
Works from home11.8%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US2.5%4.4%13.9%
Median age43.139.138.7
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 stationDANVILLE, KY US15.9 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January42.7°F / 23.3°F3.68 in rain
February47.1°F / 25.8°F3.69 in rain
March56.3°F / 33.3°F4.61 in rain
April67.5°F / 43.6°F4.21 in rain
May75.4°F / 54.1°F4.42 in rain
June83.4°F / 61.4°F4.66 in rain
July86.5°F / 65.3°F5 in rain
August86°F / 63.7°F3.18 in rain
September80.2°F / 56.8°F3.72 in rain
October68.6°F / 44.8°F3.47 in rain
November55.8°F / 34°F3.01 in rain
December46.1°F / 28°F4.2 in rain
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 supermarket21% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket21% 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.

Lincoln County School District96.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Garrard County School District2.7% 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 vulnerability52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

40448 Mc Kinney, KY8.8 km away
40440 Junction City, KY11.7 km away
40423 Danville, KY15.2 km away
40422 Danville, KY15.4 km away
40437 Hustonville, KY16 km away
40442 Kings Mountain, KY16 km away
40444 Lancaster, KY17.1 km away
40419 Crab Orchard, KY19.4 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.

Lincoln County96.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Garrard County2.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Casey County0.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area139.56 sq mi
Water area2.46 sq mi
Population density90 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.5245, -84.6912

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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