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Baxter ZIP code, Kentucky

The ZIP code for Baxter, KY is 40806, and its area code is 606.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,732
Area code
606

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Baxter itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Bledsoe (3.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Baxter in numbers

About 1,732 people live in Baxter, in 784 households. The median household income is $59,837 a year, 6% below the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $99,700 (52% below the Kentucky median).

Population1,732Baxter1,732
Households784Baxter784
Median household income$59,837Baxter$59,837Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$99,700Baxter$99,700Kentucky$205,600US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Baxter. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Baxter

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Baxter
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
40806 Baxter , KY Standard 1,732 $59,837 $99,700

Map of Baxter ZIP codes

40806

The ZIP codes of Baxter, KY, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Baxter

The nearest larger towns are Harlan (2,160 people, 3.7 mi), Pennington Gap, VA (1,798 people, 17 mi) and Cumberland (2,037 people, 18 mi).

Towns near Baxter
TownPopulationDistance
Hazard 5,008 26.1 mi
Big Stone Gap, VA 5,162 28.9 mi
Harrogate, TN 4,368 29.2 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Harlan County · Kentucky ZIP codes

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