Mays Lick is a community in Mason County, Kentucky, home to about 88 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 41055.
Homes sold for a median of $93 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Mays Lick, part in Sardis
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mays Lick. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)57 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field (LUK)50 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL305 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mays Lick; 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.
Mays Lick had 252 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2010.
It’s the 528th largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.
Mason County grew from 20,446 residents in 1900 to 17,120 in 2020.
Mason 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 23°F. About 49.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Flemingsburg 2 N, KY weather station (8 miles away).
6,951 jobs at 404 businesses in Mason County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mays Lick.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 9 |
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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 (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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Sardis.
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