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Union Star ZIP code, Kentucky

The ZIP code for Union Star, KY is 40171, and its area code is 270.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
272
Area code
270

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Union Star itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Payneville (4.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Union Star in numbers

About 272 people live in Union Star, in 173 households. The median household income is $45,929 a year, 28% below the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $81,800 (60% below the Kentucky median).

Population272Union Star272
Households173Union Star173
Median household income$45,929Union Star$45,929Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$81,800Union Star$81,800Kentucky$205,600US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as Union Star

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Union Star
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
40171 Union Star , KY Standard 272 $45,929 $81,800

Map of Union Star ZIP codes

40171

The ZIP codes of Union Star, 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 Union Star

The nearest larger towns are Irvington (1,327 people, 10 mi), Hardinsburg (2,327 people, 14 mi) and Brandenburg (2,937 people, 14 mi).

Towns near Union Star
TownPopulationDistance
Brandenburg 2,937 14.0 mi
Tell City, IN 7,505 17.6 mi
Corydon, IN 3,157 23.7 mi
Fort Knox 8,836 26.2 mi
Vine Grove 6,830 27.0 mi
Santa Claus, IN 2,793 28.5 mi
Radcliff 22,864 29.2 mi

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