PlainZIP

Bardstown, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bardstown, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 28,245. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BARDSTOWN-KY · Bardstown, KY 1 ZIPs · 28,245 pop · #14689/25278 · Nelson County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $66,578
  • RANK-MID #14689/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bloomfield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-SMALL 28,245
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $242,200

Nearest income peer: Bloomfield, KY ( $92 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Bardstown

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bardstown on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bardstown, KY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

42nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
28,245
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,578
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,578 and poverty 11.4% concentrate in 40004.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bardstown as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Bloomfield is the closest lower-income city and Hazel Green the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bardstown.

Population concentration

Bardstown's single ZIP 40004 carries the town

Bardstown is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 40004 is the entire residential footprint (28,245 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Bardstown's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 799 establishments, 15,482 employees , annual payroll $852,938k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40004 (799 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (131) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Bardstown, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Nelson County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bardstown. See the Nelson County roll-up →

Bardstown sits in the lower half of Nelson County on income: Coxs Creek, New Haven and Chaplin report more, Boston and New Hope report less. Chaplin marks the far end of that range at $105,033, 58% above Bardstown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
40004 28,245 $66,578 799 76
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Bardstown roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Bardstown, .