Salt Lick is a city in Bath County, Kentucky, home to about 274 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 40371.
Homes sold for a median of $152 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 Salt 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)86 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Blue Grass Airport (LEX)53 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY45 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL335 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Salt 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.
Salt Lick had 247 residents in the 2020 census, down 28% since 2000.
It’s the 436th largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.
Bath County grew from 14,734 residents in 1900 to 12,750 in 2020.
Bath 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 25°F. About 50.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 12 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cave Run Lake, KY weather station (6 miles away).
1,501 jobs at 149 businesses in Bath County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Salt Lick.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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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.
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