St. Joseph is a community in Daviess County, Kentucky, home to about 144 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 42356, and parts of 42301 are in St. Joseph too.
Homes sold for a median of $152 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in St. Joseph
Mostly Owensboro; part is in St. Joseph
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside St. Joseph. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)84 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Owensboro Daviess County Airport (OWB)1 mile away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY88 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL284 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of St. Joseph; 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.
It’s the 497th largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.
Daviess County grew from 38,667 residents in 1900 to 103,312 in 2020.
Daviess County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 45.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 4 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Calhoun Lock 2, KY weather station (15 miles away).
43,758 jobs at 2,385 businesses in Daviess 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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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 Owensboro, Sorgho, Stanley, Moseleyville, Curdsville and West Louisville.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.