Bellefonte is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, home to about 1,419 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 41101.
Homes sold for a median of $101 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Ashland; part is in Bellefonte
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bellefonte. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)106 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY103 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL353 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bellefonte; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bellefonte had 920 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.
It’s the 209th largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.
Boyd County grew from 18,834 residents in 1900 to 48,261 in 2020.
Boyd County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 46.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ashland, KY weather station (2 miles away).
21,522 jobs at 1,169 businesses in Boyd County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
881 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bellefonte.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 68 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 218 |
| Dentists | 28 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 254 |
| Mental health providers | 261 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 28 |
| Optometrists | 11 |
| Chiropractors | 13 |
| Pharmacies | 14 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (5 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Ashland Independent, Raceland-Worthington Independent. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Head StartAshland | Pre-K | 191 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Charles Russell Elementary SchoolAshland | K–5 | 202 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Crabbe Elementary SchoolAshland | K–5 | 270 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Hager Elementary SchoolAshland | K–5 | 344 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Oakview Elementary SchoolAshland | K–5 | 267 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Raceland-Worthington Schools Campus BAshland | K–12 | 24 | Alternative Education | 1.2 mi |
| Ashland Alternative SchoolAshland | 6–12 | 13 | Alternative Education | 1.9 mi |
| Raceland-Worthington Schools Campus AAshland | 7–12 | 5 | Alternative Education | 0.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends School of PortlandCumberland Foreside | Pre-K–8 | 128 | Friends (Quaker) | 742.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Ashland, Westwood and Russell.
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