PlainZIP

Keaton, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Keaton, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 168. 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 KEATON-KY · Keaton, KY 1 ZIPs · 168 pop · #24996/25278 · Johnson County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-UNK

  • INC-LOW $26,250
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24996/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Van Lear
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 44% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 168
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending

Nearest income peer: Van Lear, KY (+ $9,583 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 Keaton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Keaton 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, Keaton, KY sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

1st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
168
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$26,250
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($26,250 average) · poverty 27.4%. The primary code (41226) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (43.7%) for this income tier, rent - may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Kentucky, Melvin is the closest lower-income city and Elkfork the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Keaton.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 41226, is all of Keaton

There is no split to weigh here: 41226 holds every one of Keaton's 168 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Keaton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 21 employees , annual payroll $839k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 41226 (3 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Keaton, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Johnson County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Keaton. See the Johnson County roll-up →

Every one of the 9 cities sharing Johnson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Keaton, Paintsville, Hagerhill and Staffordsville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Meally marks the far end of that range at $70,288, 168% above Keaton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
41226 168 $26,250 3 12
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Keaton 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 Keaton, .