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40170 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 40170 covers Stephensport, Kentucky.

Poverty rate
71.8%59.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$120,306down 12.5% in five years
Degree or higher
11.7%23.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.2%14.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 40170 is

Stephensport, Kentucky — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Family households65.1%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home57.9%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans22.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Poverty rate71.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k38.7%
$20–25k20.8%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k21.7%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k18.9%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed130
Mean adjusted gross income$36,869
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k46.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k30.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied79.2%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$120,306as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 21%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 12.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 29.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$158,676$72,971

$72,971 in 2012 to $120,306 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%
High school diploma or higher52.9%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone62.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Colorectal screening55.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist47.6% 13.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use67.5% 8.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.7% 7.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost31.8% 18.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 85.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss78.9 out of 100
Community resilience36.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Strong wind98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado95.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought90.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave80.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake79.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning78.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave77.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane46.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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Compared with Kentucky and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPKentuckyUnited States
Median household income$62,417$78,538
Income per person$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate71.8%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership79.2%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%27%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.8%5.2%
Works from home0%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age39.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCANNELTON, IN US16.1 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January42.3°F / 26.5°F3.34 in rain, 3.5 in snow
February47.5°F / 28.6°F3.53 in rain, 2.8 in snow
March55.3°F / 36.8°F4.78 in rain, 1 in snow
April68.1°F / 45.6°F5.02 in rain
May75.6°F / 57°F5.52 in rain
June83.2°F / 65.1°F4.88 in rain
July86.8°F / 69°F4.07 in rain
August85.9°F / 68.1°F2.82 in rain
September80.5°F / 61.6°F3.23 in rain
October69.8°F / 50.4°F3.7 in rain
November56.7°F / 38.2°F3.72 in rain
December46.2°F / 30.8°F4.41 in rain, 3.4 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Breckinridge County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Household characteristics78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

47574 Rome, IN3.7 km away
40171 Union Star, KY8.4 km away
47525 Derby, IN14 km away
40144 Harned, KY14.9 km away
40153 Mc Quady, KY14.9 km away
40161 Rhodelia, KY15.7 km away
40176 Webster, KY15.9 km away
40157 Payneville, KY17.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Breckinridge County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area22.87 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.9048, -86.5240

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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