La Center is a city in Ballard County, Kentucky, home to about 694 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 42056.
Homes sold for a median of $91 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly La Center; also Bandana
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside La Center. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)138 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Barkley Regional Airport (PAH)11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO128 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL335 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of La Center; 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.
La Center had 872 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.
It’s the 295th largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.
Ballard County grew from 10,761 residents in 1900 to 7,728 in 2020.
Ballard County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 49.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 7 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grand Chain Dam 53, IL weather station (9 miles away).
1,617 jobs at 155 businesses in Ballard County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in La Center.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bandana.
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