PlainZIP

Stearns, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Stearns, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,086. 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 STEARNS-KY · Stearns, KY 1 ZIPs · 4,086 pop · #24702/25278 · McCreary County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $31,927
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24702/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Parkers Lake
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,086
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $80,600

Nearest income peer: Parkers Lake, KY ( $677 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 Stearns

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Stearns, 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.

2nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,086
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$31,927
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 ($31,927 average) · poverty 44.4%. The primary code (42647) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Stearns's single ZIP 42647 carries the town

Stearns is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 42647 is the entire residential footprint (4,086 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Stearns

Citywide ZBP: 26 establishments, 371 employees , annual payroll $13,526k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 42647 (26 units) ; leading NAICS Manufacturing (5) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Stearns, KY

These ZIP codes sit in McCreary County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Stearns. See the McCreary County roll-up →

Stearns lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing McCreary County: Whitley City and Strunk earn more and Pine Knot and Revelo earn less. Revelo marks the far end of that range at $11,595, 64% below Stearns.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
42647 4,086 $31,927 26 11
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Stearns 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 Stearns, .