Town guide

Salvisa, Kentucky

Salvisa is a community in Mercer County, Kentucky, home to about 236 people across 1.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 40372.

Homes sold for a median of $189 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population236128 per sq mi
Median home value$136,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$189Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking14%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Salvisa

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Salvisa

Distances

Nearest major airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)51 miles away
Closer regional airportBlue Grass Airport (LEX)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Lexington-Fayette, KY23 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL309 miles away

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

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

Who represents Salvisa

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

Salvisa had 410 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2010.

It’s the 454th largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.

Mercer County grew from 14,426 residents in 1900 to 22,641 in 2020.

Salvisa population by census2010: 420, 2020: 41042020104102020

Mercer County, 1900–2020

Mercer County population, 1900 to 20201900: 14,426, 1910: 14,063, 1920: 14,795, 1930: 14,471, 1940: 14,629, 1950: 14,643, 1960: 14,596, 1970: 15,960, 1980: 19,011, 1990: 19,148, 2000: 20,817, 2010: 21,331, 2020: 22,64114K’00’1015K’20’3015K’40’5015K’60’7019K’80’9021K’00’1023K’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 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 46.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SalvisaJan: high 45°F, low 27°F, 3.1 in; Feb: high 49°F, low 29°F, 3.5 in; Mar: high 59°F, low 36°F, 4.1 in; Apr: high 70°F, low 46°F, 4.4 in; May: high 77°F, low 55°F, 4.9 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 63°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 67°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 65°F, 3.2 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 58°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 48°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 35°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 29°F, 3.6 in45°27°Jan3.149°29°Feb3.559°36°Mar4.170°46°Apr4.477°55°May4.984°63°Jun4.786°67°Jul4.786°65°Aug3.280°58°Sep3.471°48°Oct3.356°35°Nov3.245°29°Dec3.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dix Dam, KY weather station (12 miles away).

Jobs in Mercer County

5,351 jobs at 359 businesses in Mercer County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Mercer CountyManufacturing: 2,340 jobs; Retail trade: 654 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 539 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 485 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 292 jobs; Construction: 223 jobs; Other services: 215 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 139 jobsManufacturing 44% Retail trade 12% Health care and social assistance 10% Hotels and restaurants 9% Transportation and warehousing 6% Construction 4% Other services 4% Arts, entertainment and recreation 3%

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

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Salvisa.

Nearest hospitals

  • The James B. Haggin Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Harrodsburg11.1 miles
  • Bluegrass Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Versailles12.0 miles
  • Frankfort Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Frankfort17.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1

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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