Van Lear is a community in Johnson County, Kentucky, home to about 443 people across 4.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 41265.
Homes sold for a median of $105 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 Van Lear. 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)139 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS)43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY98 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL387 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Van Lear; 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 368th largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.
Johnson County grew from 13,730 residents in 1900 to 22,680 in 2020.
Johnson 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 23°F. About 46.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Paintsville 1e, KY weather station (7 miles away).
3,592 jobs at 351 businesses in Johnson 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.
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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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