Town guide

Onton, Kentucky

Onton is a community in Webster County, Kentucky, home to about 122 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 42455.

Homes sold for a median of $97 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population122147 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$97Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Onton

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Onton

Distances

Nearest major airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)106 miles away
Closer regional airportOwensboro Daviess County Airport (OWB)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Nashville-Davidson, TN106 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL293 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Onton; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Onton

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Onton had 138 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2010.

It’s the 510th largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.

Webster County grew from 20,097 residents in 1900 to 13,017 in 2020.

Onton population by census2010: 141, 2020: 13814120101382020

Webster County, 1900–2020

Webster County population, 1900 to 20201900: 20,097, 1910: 20,974, 1920: 20,762, 1930: 20,534, 1940: 19,198, 1950: 15,555, 1960: 14,244, 1970: 13,282, 1980: 14,832, 1990: 13,955, 2000: 14,120, 2010: 13,621, 2020: 13,01720K’00’1021K’20’3019K’40’5014K’60’7015K’80’9014K’00’1013K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 46.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 12 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near OntonJan: high 42°F, low 26°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 47°F, low 28°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 57°F, low 37°F, 4.4 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 47°F, 4.9 in; May: high 77°F, low 57°F, 4.9 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 65°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 68°F, 4 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 66°F, 2.9 in; Sep: high 82°F, low 59°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 48°F, 3.6 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 37°F, 3.9 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 30°F, 3.8 in42°26°Jan3.347°28°Feb3.157°37°Mar4.469°47°Apr4.977°57°May4.985°65°Jun4.187°68°Jul4.087°66°Aug2.982°59°Sep3.471°48°Oct3.656°37°Nov3.945°30°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Henderson 8 Ssw, KY weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Webster County

1,822 jobs at 202 businesses in Webster County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Webster CountyConstruction: 300 jobs; Manufacturing: 277 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 251 jobs; Retail trade: 248 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 159 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 145 jobs; Wholesale trade: 122 jobs; Finance and insurance: 100 jobsConstruction 17% Manufacturing 15% Health care and social assistance 14% Retail trade 14% Transportation and warehousing 9% Hotels and restaurants 8% Wholesale trade 7% Finance and insurance 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Onton.

Nearest hospitals

  • Baptist Health Deaconess MadisonvilleGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Madisonville17.3 miles
  • Deaconess Henderson HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Henderson18.5 miles
  • Methodist Hospital Union CountyCritical access hospital · emergency room · Morganfield23.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Specialist doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants6
Physical and occupational therapists1
Pharmacies1

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.

Places in and around Onton

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Sebree Springs Park · 21 acres0.8 mi
  • Sebree Springs Park · 7 acres0.7 mi

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.

Schools in Onton

Public schools here are run by Webster County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Sebree Elementary SchoolSebreePre-K–6408Public1.4 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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Shares ZIP codes with Sebree and Poole.

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