Slaughters is a city in Webster County, Kentucky, home to about 175 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 42456.
Homes sold for a median of $89 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Slaughters. 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)106 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Owensboro Daviess County Airport (OWB)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN100 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL299 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Slaughters; 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.
Slaughters had 190 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.
It’s the 483rd largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.
Webster County grew from 20,097 residents in 1900 to 13,017 in 2020.
Webster 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 28°F. About 52.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Madisonville, KY weather station (11 miles away).
1,822 jobs at 202 businesses in Webster 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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