2026 Rankings

Safest ZIP Codes for Wildfire Smoke in Kentucky — 2026

Last updated: October 15, 2026

994 ZIP codes ranked by Smoke Risk #1: ZIP 40003 (Bagdad, 5/100) - very_low
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Out of 994 ZIP codes in Kentucky with wildfire data, these rank lowest on the wildfire-smoke indicator.

Statistic Value
ZIP codes ranked 994
Avg smoke risk (top 100) 5/100

Top 100 ZIP Codes

Rank ZIP City Smoke Risk Risk Level County Fires (since 2021)
1 40003 Bagdad 5/100 very_low 0
2 40006 Bedford 5/100 very_low 0
3 40010 Buckner 5/100 very_low 0
4 40011 Campbellsburg 5/100 very_low 0
5 40013 Coxs Creek 5/100 very_low 0
6 40014 Crestwood 5/100 very_low 0
7 40022 Finchville 5/100 very_low 0
8 40026 Goshen 5/100 very_low 0
9 40031 La Grange 5/100 very_low 0
10 40045 Milton 5/100 very_low 0
11 40046 Mount Eden 5/100 very_low 0
12 40047 Mount Washington 5/100 very_low 0
13 40056 Pewee Valley 5/100 very_low 0
14 40065 Shelbyville 5/100 very_low 0
15 40067 Simpsonville 5/100 very_low 0
16 40071 Taylorsville 5/100 very_low 0
17 40076 Waddy 5/100 very_low 0
18 40077 Westport 5/100 very_low 0
19 40104 Battletown 5/100 very_low 0
20 40108 Brandenburg 5/100 very_low 0
21 40109 Brooks 5/100 very_low 0
22 40110 Clermont 5/100 very_low 0
23 40117 Ekron 5/100 very_low 0
24 40142 Guston 5/100 very_low 0
25 40150 Lebanon Junction 5/100 very_low 0
26 40155 Muldraugh 5/100 very_low 0
27 40157 Payneville 5/100 very_low 0
28 40161 Rhodelia 5/100 very_low 0
29 40165 Shepherdsville 5/100 very_low 0
30 40355 New Liberty 5/100 very_low 0
31 40359 Owenton 5/100 very_low 0
32 40370 Sadieville 5/100 very_low 0
33 40379 Stamping Ground 5/100 very_low 0
34 40601 Frankfort 5/100 very_low 0
35 41001 Alexandria 5/100 very_low 0
36 41002 Augusta 5/100 very_low 0
37 41003 Berry 5/100 very_low 0
38 41004 Brooksville 5/100 very_low 0
39 41005 Burlington 5/100 very_low 0
40 41006 Butler 5/100 very_low 0
41 41007 California 5/100 very_low 0
42 41008 Carrollton 5/100 very_low 0
43 41010 Corinth 5/100 very_low 0
44 41011 Covington 5/100 very_low 0
45 41014 Covington 5/100 very_low 0
46 41015 Latonia 5/100 very_low 0
47 41016 Covington 5/100 very_low 0
48 41017 Ft Mitchell 5/100 very_low 0
49 41018 Erlanger 5/100 very_low 0
50 41030 Crittenden 5/100 very_low 0
51 41031 Cynthiana 5/100 very_low 0
52 41033 De Mossville 5/100 very_low 0
53 41035 Dry Ridge 5/100 very_low 0
54 41040 Falmouth 5/100 very_low 0
55 41042 Florence 5/100 very_low 0
56 41043 Foster 5/100 very_low 0
57 41044 Germantown 5/100 very_low 0
58 41045 Ghent 5/100 very_low 0
59 41046 Glencoe 5/100 very_low 0
60 41048 Hebron 5/100 very_low 0
61 41051 Independence 5/100 very_low 0
62 41052 Jonesville 5/100 very_low 0
63 41059 Melbourne 5/100 very_low 0
64 41063 Morning View 5/100 very_low 0
65 41064 Mount Olivet 5/100 very_low 0
66 41071 Newport 5/100 very_low 0
67 41073 Bellevue 5/100 very_low 0
68 41074 Dayton 5/100 very_low 0
69 41075 Fort Thomas 5/100 very_low 0

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