Lawrenceburg is a city in Anderson County, Kentucky, home to about 11,943 people across 6.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 40342.
Homes sold for a median of $173 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lawrenceburg. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)45 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Blue Grass Airport (LEX)18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL301 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lawrenceburg; 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.
Lawrenceburg had 11,728 residents in the 2020 census, up 30% since 2000.
It’s the 37th largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.
Anderson County grew from 10,051 residents in 1900 to 23,852 in 2020.
Anderson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 48.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Versailles 3 Nnw, KY weather station (11 miles away).
4,175 jobs at 352 businesses in Anderson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
80 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lawrenceburg.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 7 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 8 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 26 |
| Mental health providers | 26 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 8 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
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 (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries
Counts are within about 2 miles 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.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Anderson County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezra Sparrow Early Childhood CenterLawrenceburg | Pre-K–K | 303 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Robert B. Turner Elementary SchoolLawrenceburg | K–5 | 578 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Emma B. Ward Elementary SchoolLawrenceburg | 1–5 | 452 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Saffell Street Elementary SchoolLawrenceburg | 1–5 | 375 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Anderson County Middle SchoolLawrenceburg | 6–8 | 768 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Anderson County High SchoolLawrenceburg | 9–12 | 1,157 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Kentucky TECH - Anderson County Tech CtrLawrenceburg | Ungraded | — | Career and Technical | 3.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Academy of LawrenceburgLawrenceburg | Pre-K–12 | 127 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 2.3 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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