Laurel County, Kentucky
11 ZIP codes · Home Safety Score unavailable · 0 of 11 tracked ZIP records scored · Updated
Data: ZipCheckup Home Safety Score model 4.0.0; EPA SDWIS, UCMR 5, EPA radon zones, EPA AirData Last verified:
ZIP Code Risk Map
Water Quality Map: Laurel County, Kentucky
Each dot represents a ZIP code. Color indicates water quality grade. Tap a dot for details.
Key Risk Factors
Estimated additional annual cost per homeowner: $600, driven primarily by wildfire
Violation History (2024–2025)
→ Stable trendEPA violation counts by year across Laurel County water systems. Health-based shown in red, total in blue.
Peak year: 2024 with 2 violations. Past 5 years: 4 total (4 health-based).
Source: EPA SDWIS historical violations. Data may lag 6–12 months for the most recent year.
Infrastructure Overview
Modeled area-level indicator, not a failure probability. Sources: Census ACS housing age, EPA DWINS infrastructure needs, EPA SDWIS violations, and EPA lead indicators.
Compound Risk Breakdown
Estimated additional annual cost per homeowner: $600
Bar widths proportional to share of total annual risk cost. Source: compound risk model (FEMA, EPA, USGS).
Water Safety Affordability
How much it costs to fix water issues relative to home values in Laurel County
Remediation costs are relatively manageable for most homeowners in Laurel County, representing a small fraction of property value.
Remediation includes water filtration, lead abatement, radon mitigation, and flood protection where applicable. Source: Census ACS, EPA SDWIS.
Water systems serving Laurel County
6 community water systems serving Laurel County.
Systems with the most violations in Laurel County
2 water systems with recorded EPA violations.
All ZIP Codes in Laurel County
11 ZIP codes tracked in Laurel County.
| # | ZIP Code | City | Safety Score | Grade | Violations | Home Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40724 | Bush | — | — | — | |
| 2 | 40729 | East Bernstadt | — | — | 0 | $95K |
| 3 | 40737 | Keavy | — | — | 1 | $135K |
| 4 | 40740 | Lily | — | — | 0 | $124K |
| 5 | 40741 | London | — | — | 13 (3 health) | $156K |
| 6 | 40742 | London | — | — | — | |
| 7 | 40743 | London | — | — | — | |
| 8 | 40744 | London | — | — | 2 (1 health) | $157K |
| 9 | 40745 | London | — | — | — | |
| 10 | 40750 | London | — | — | — | |
| 11 | 40755 | Pittsburg | — | — | — |
Recommended Buyer Guides for Laurel County
Designed to find the guide that fits the county, not the other way around - the system reads EPA detections, FEMA hazard layers, and CDC lead-exposure markers, then outputs the categories that resolve those specific risks for households here, with NSF-certified products surfaced when the matching contaminant appears in the local monitoring data.
- Best Under-Sink Reverse Osmosis Systems — Multi-contaminant removal at the kitchen tap
- Best HEPA Air Purifiers for Wildfire Smoke — Wildfire is the top compound risk factor
Deep Dive Reports
Detailed analysis for Laurel County, Kentucky
Overview
Laurel County in Kentucky covers 11 tracked ZIP records. No Home Safety Score is published because the required model evidence is incomplete for every tracked record; missing evidence is not treated as zero.
3 of 5 ZIP codes with a reported violation count in the available EPA record have recorded EPA violations. 3 health-based violations appear in the available health breakdown.
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Data Sources
- Water quality: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS)
- PFAS screening: EPA UCMR 5
- Radon zones: EPA Map of Radon Zones
- Air quality: EPA AirData annual AQI
- Home values: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (median estimates by ZCTA)
Reporting periods vary by source. Missing data is shown as unavailable, not as zero.