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Stearns ZIP code, Kentucky

The ZIP code for Stearns, KY is 42647, and its area code is 606.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
1,271
Area code
606

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Stearns itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Pine Knot (12.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Stearns uses the ZIP code above. 3 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Stearns in numbers

About 1,271 people live in Stearns, in 485 households. The median household income is $55,931 a year, 12% below the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $160,700 (22% below the Kentucky median). The median age is 38.8; 36.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (27.6% across Kentucky); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population1,271Stearns1,271
Households485Stearns485
Median age38.8Stearns38.8Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$55,931Stearns$55,931Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$160,700Stearns$160,700Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%Stearns36.2%Kentucky27.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.4 minStearns26.4 minKentucky24.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density316 / sq miStearns316 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Stearns CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Stearns

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Stearns
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
42647 Stearns , KY Standard 3,349 $31,927 $80,600

Other ZIP codes overlapping Stearns

These ZIP codes cover part of Stearns but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Stearns
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
42638 Revelo , KY Standard 235 $11,595 $27,800
42649 Strunk , KY Standard 2,003 $38,382 $98,200
42653 Whitley City , KY Standard 4,300 $42,656 $109,200

Map of Stearns ZIP codes

42647

The ZIP codes of Stearns, 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 Stearns

The nearest larger towns are Oneida, TN (3,819 people, 13 mi), Williamsburg (5,270 people, 17 mi) and Huntsville, TN (1,814 people, 19 mi).

Towns near Stearns
TownPopulationDistance
Oneida, TN 3,819 12.6 mi
Williamsburg 5,270 17.4 mi
Monticello 5,753 23.1 mi
Corbin 8,246 26.4 mi
Somerset 12,216 27.9 mi
Jacksboro, TN 2,650 29.5 mi
La Follette, TN 7,273 29.7 mi

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