Postal Codes

41256 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 41256 covers Staffordsville, Kentucky, with a population of about 2,200 and a median household income of $69,803.

Population
2,200117 per square mile
Median age
40.61.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$69,8031.1× the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
19.3%6.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$176,564up 21% in five years
Median rent
$72722% below the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
25.1%9.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.1%9.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
29

Where 41256 is

Staffordsville, 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

Population2,200
Median age40.6
Family households80.7%
Born outside the US3.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.8%
White (non-Hispanic)94%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.1%
Veterans9%
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$69,803
Income per person$31,639
Poverty rate19.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k5.4%
$15–20k4.7%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k9.0%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k6.3%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k8.9%
$60–75k9.9%
$75–100k30.5%
$100–125k5.8%
$125–150k3.0%
$150–200k3.4%
$200k or more4.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed760
Mean adjusted gross income$80,353
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.6%
Returns, under $25k28.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.1%
Returns, $200k or more6.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$727
Owner-occupied74.1%
Vacant homes6%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house67.6%
5 to 19 units2.5%
20 or more units1.7%
Mobile home28.2%
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$176,564as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 7.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 43.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$190,664$90,627

$90,627 in 2000 to $176,564 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%
High school diploma or higher79.4%
Works from home9.5%
Drives to work alone73.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.6%
Health

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

Colorectal screening60.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist48.6% 12.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use69.5% 6.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.7% 7.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost22.8% 9.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments29
People employed344
Annual payroll$20,188,000
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 88% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss78.2 out of 100
Community resilience14.7 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.

River flooding97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire90.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning76.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave73.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave60.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado51.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm49.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake45.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche2.5Very 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$69,803$62,417$78,538
Income per person$31,639$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate19.3%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$727$933$1,348
Homeownership74.1%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%27%35%
Unemployment rate6.4%4.8%5.2%
Works from home9.5%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US3.2%4.4%13.9%
Median age40.639.138.7
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 stationPAINTSVILLE 1E, KY US8.3 km away
Rain in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January44.1°F / 22.9°F3.35 in rain
February48.7°F / 25.6°F3.21 in rain
March58.1°F / 31.7°F4.41 in rain
April69.6°F / 40.7°F3.82 in rain
May76.2°F / 51.4°F4.43 in rain
June83.4°F / 60.1°F4.79 in rain
July86.2°F / 64.6°F5.18 in rain
August85.7°F / 63.4°F3.63 in rain
September79.8°F / 55.9°F3.35 in rain
October69.8°F / 43.1°F3.19 in rain
November58.4°F / 32°F3 in rain
December48°F / 27.5°F3.83 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket49% 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%.

Johnson County School District100% 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 vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Household characteristics59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

41238 Oil Springs, KY5.5 km away
41222 Hagerhill, KY6.1 km away
41240 Paintsville, KY7.7 km away
41274 Wittensville, KY8.1 km away
41255 Sitka, KY8.1 km away
41216 East Point, KY9.4 km away
41268 West Van Lear, KY9.9 km away
41263 Tutor Key, KY11.1 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.

Johnson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area18.81 sq mi
Water area0.6 sq mi
Population density117 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.8253, -82.8823

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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