Postal Codes

40387 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 40387 covers Wellington, Kentucky, with a population of about 1,805 and a median household income of $44,669.

Population
1,80526 per square mile
Median age
51.412.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$44,66928% below the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
24.9%12.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$129,975up 29.5% in five years
Degree or higher
11.6%23.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.1%12.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 40387 is

Wellington, 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

Population1,805
Median age51.4
Family households64.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home2%
White (non-Hispanic)96%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Hispanic or Latino1.9%
Veterans10.7%
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

Median household income$44,669
Income per person$24,920
Poverty rate24.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.3%
$10–15k6.7%
$15–20k8.3%
$20–25k4.2%
$25–30k4.2%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k10.9%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k5.9%
$60–75k7.4%
$75–100k14.7%
$100–125k12.5%
$125–150k2.1%
$150–200k0.7%
$200k or more1.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed730
Mean adjusted gross income$44,774
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k38.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$98,900
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied77.1%
Vacant homes45.8%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house83.7%
Attached house0.3%
Mobile home16%
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$129,975as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 11.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$146,745$56,579

$56,579 in 2015 to $129,975 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%
High school diploma or higher72.9%
Works from home6.3%
Drives to work alone89.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more68%
Health

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

Colorectal screening63.3% 1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist50.2% 11.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use69.1% 6.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost28% 15 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed29
Annual payroll$1,216,000
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 67.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss64.2 out of 100
Community resilience20.9 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.

Landslide97.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning79.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail76.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado63.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave56.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm53.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave51Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane44.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche9.9Very 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$44,669$62,417$78,538
Income per person$24,920$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate24.9%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$98,900$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership77.1%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%27%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.8%5.2%
Works from home6.3%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age51.439.138.7
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 stationW LIBERTY 3NW, KY US15.1 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January43.2°F / 22.2°F3.72 in rain, 3.7 in snow
February47.4°F / 24.2°F3.2 in rain, 4.7 in snow
March56.9°F / 30.2°F4.25 in rain, 1.4 in snow
April69.2°F / 38.3°F3.88 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May76.2°F / 49°F4.49 in rain
June83.4°F / 58°F4.48 in rain
July86.3°F / 62.5°F5.71 in rain
August85.6°F / 60.9°F3.23 in rain
September80.2°F / 53.3°F3.44 in rain
October69.8°F / 40.2°F3.05 in rain
November57.6°F / 30.4°F3.25 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December47°F / 26°F4.23 in rain, 2.1 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 supermarket90% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Menifee County School District77.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Morgan County School District22.6% 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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

40316 Denniston, KY9.3 km away
41425 Ezel, KY9.9 km away
40322 Frenchburg, KY12.8 km away
40313 Clearfield, KY16.9 km away
40319 Farmers, KY19 km away
41472 West Liberty, KY19.3 km away
40371 Salt Lick, KY20.1 km away
41332 Hazel Green, KY20.4 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.

Menifee County77.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Morgan County22.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area69.03 sq mi
Water area1.59 sq mi
Population density26 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.9780, -83.4675

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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