Lovelaceville is a community in Ballard County, Kentucky, home to about 28 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 42060, and parts of 42053 are in Lovelaceville too.
Homes sold for a median of $135 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Lovelaceville
Part is in Lovelaceville, part in Kevil and Bandana
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lovelaceville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Nashville International Airport (BNA)135 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Barkley Regional Airport (PAH)5 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN128 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL339 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lovelaceville; 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.
Lovelaceville had 124 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2010.
It’s the 549th 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 50.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, W Paducah 2w, KY weather station (6 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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Shares ZIP codes with Kevil and Bandana.
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