ZIP code · Frankfort · Kentucky · United States
ZIP code 40601 — Frankfort
ZIP code 40601 serves Frankfort, Kentucky.
- Postal code
- 40601Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Frankfort
- County
- Franklin FIPS 21073
- State
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.2281, -84.8697 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 51,627 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 237 / sq mi
- Land area
- 217.5 sq mi (563.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $67,125
- Per-capita income
- $40,343
- Median age
- 40.9
- Households
- 22,685
- Housing units
- 24,224
- Median home value
- $199,900
- Median gross rent
- $944 / month
- Congressional districts
- KY-1 (also KY-6, KY-4) (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 6b (-5 to 0 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
- Area code
- 502Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 40601
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 25°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 43 | 48 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 57 | 47 |
| Avg low °F | 25 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: FRANKFORT CAPITAL CITY AP (3.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 40601
- 15 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 10 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 5 supermarkets
- 62 restaurants & cafés
- 10 bars & pubs
- 28 parks
- 13 playgrounds
- 10 gyms & sports centres
- 2 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 50 places of worship
- 14 banks
- 22 gas stations
- 2 EV charging stations
- 5 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page