Fayette
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Kentucky
Fayette is a major-metro county in Kentucky with 15 ZIP codes, 296,965 people, and upper-quartile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Fayette, KY sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 24%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 296,965
- combined ZIP population
- 15
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $79,508
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Fayette lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 21067, 15 ZIPs, combined population 296,965). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 40517 (Lexington) with 35,227 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 21067, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
15
Total ZIPs
296,965
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Fayette
Side-by-side: Compare 40517 vs 40515 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40517 | Lexington | 35,227 | 2,203 |
| 40515 | Lexington | 33,595 | 231 |
| 40509 | Lexington | 32,364 | 304 |
| 40511 | Lexington | 31,798 | 139 |
| 40503 | Lexington | 28,003 | 1,222 |
| 40505 | Lexington | 26,040 | 1,260 |
| 40502 | Lexington | 25,709 | 1,379 |
| 40504 | Lexington | 25,655 | 1,630 |
| 40508 | Lexington | 23,569 | 2,135 |
| 40514 | Lexington | 14,647 | 1,909 |
| 40513 | Lexington | 10,994 | 294 |
| 40516 | Lexington | 2,877 | 32 |
| 40506 | Lexington | 2,802 | 12,397 |
| 40510 | Lexington | 1,928 | 35 |
| 40507 | Lexington | 1,757 | 1,630 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Fayette?
Fayette has a total population of 296,965 across 15 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Fayette?
Fayette includes 15 ZIP codes: 40517, 40515, 40509, 40511, 40503, 40505, 40502, 40504, 40508, 40514, and more.