Catlettsburg is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, home to about 1,557 people across 1.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 41129.
Homes sold for a median of $111 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Catlettsburg. 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)113 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS)4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY102 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL358 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Catlettsburg; 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.
Catlettsburg had 1,780 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.
It’s the 199th 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 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 49.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 6 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, S Pt, OH weather station (4 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).
18 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Catlettsburg.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 5 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 7 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
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Museums
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 Boyd County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catlettsburg Elementary SchoolCatlettsburg | Pre-K–5 | 184 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Ponderosa Elementary SchoolCatlettsburg | K–5 | 359 | Public | 4.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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