Oil Springs, KY · standard
ZIP Code 41238
Johnson County, Kentucky - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 860
- 15/sq mi
- $47,273
- Median income
- $53,300
- Median home value
- 17.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Oil Springs pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 11th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 1st pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 15
- people per sq mi
- 64%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 41238 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 41238 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Oil Springs, Johnson County, Kentucky, home to just 860 residents across 58.5 square miles, a density of 15 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 41238 reports a modest median household income of $47,273 (21% below the average Kentucky ZIP), while per-capita income is $25,772. The poverty rate is 24.2%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $53,300 (66% below the average Kentucky ZIP), and median rent is $693; owner occupancy is 64.3%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 17.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 36.7, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 8 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Johnson County, so 41238 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 41238, Oil Springs, KY · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
860
Population
58.5
Area (sq mi)
15
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 41238?
36.7
Median Age
53.6%
Male
46.4%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$47,273
Median Household Income
-21% vs state ZIP avg
$25,772
Per Capita Income
24.2%
Poverty Rate
8.4%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
440housing units
440
Total Housing Units
300
Occupied Units
140
Vacant Units
2.71
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$53,300
Median Home Value
-66% vs state ZIP avg
$693
Median Rent
1984
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 41238, employing approximately 28 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,140,000.
8
Businesses
28
Employees
$1.1M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3 | 37.5% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 41238 vs 41256 →
ZIP 41238 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 41465
Salyersville (41465)
11,979 residents
- 41222 2,627
Hagerhill (41222)
2,627 residents
- 41256 2,433
Staffordsville (41256)
2,433 residents
- 41219 2,053
Flatgap (41219)
2,053 residents
- 41216 1,297
East Point (41216)
1,297 residents
- 41255 1,036
Sitka (41255)
1,036 residents
- 41238 860
Oil Springs (41238)
860 residents
- 41274 585
Wittensville (41274)
585 residents
- 41226 168
Keaton (41226)
168 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 41238 ranks #7 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 41238 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 41256
Staffordsville (41256)
$60,583 median income
- 41255
Sitka (41255)
$57,697 median income
- 41219
Flatgap (41219)
$48,365 median income
- 41216
East Point (41216)
$47,542 median income
- 41238
Oil Springs (41238)
$47,273 median income
- 41222
Hagerhill (41222)
$40,859 median income
- 41465
Salyersville (41465)
$33,772 median income
- 41226
Keaton (41226)
$26,250 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 41238 ranks #5 of 8 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 41238, both outside KY so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.