40404 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 40404 covers Berea, Kentucky, with a population of about 864.
- Population
- 8644,373 per square mile
- Median age
- 19.818.9 points below the US average
- Time zone
- Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
- Businesses
- 4
Where 40404 is
Berea, 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
| Population | 864 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 19.8 |
| Born outside the US | 8.4% |
| Speaks a language other than English at home | 13.8% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 64.2% |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 16.3% |
| Asian (non-Hispanic) | 5.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.7% |
| Veterans | 0% |
Income and poverty
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Income per person | $5,420 |
|---|
Work, commuting and education
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Unemployment rate | 11.4% |
|---|---|
| Works from home | 2.3% |
| Drives to work alone | 31.2% |
| Takes public transport | 0% |
| Commutes 45 minutes or more | 5.5% |
Health
CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.
| Colorectal screening | 58.3% 6 pts below the national average of 64.3% |
|---|---|
| Visited a dentist | 54.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 61.3% |
| Mammography use | 65.9% 10 pts below the national average of 75.9% |
| Sleeps under 7 hours | 43.5% 7.1 pts above the national average of 36.4% |
| All natural teeth lost | 11.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13% |
Business and employment
Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022
| Business establishments | 4 |
|---|---|
| People employed | 873 |
| Annual payroll | $44,479,000 |
Natural hazard risk
FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.
| Overall risk | Higher than 59.3% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Relatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers |
| Expected annual loss | 57.5 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 50.2 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.
| Lightning | 94.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Strong wind | 83.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 82Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Cold wave | 78.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 76.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 74.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 71.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Ice storm | 65.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 63.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 58.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hurricane | 39.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Landslide | 32.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 30.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
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 ZIP | Kentucky | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | — | $62,417 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | $5,420 | $34,960 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | — | 16.1% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | — | $192,300 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $933 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | — | 68.3% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | 27% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | 11.4% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | 2.3% | 9.1% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | 8.4% | 4.4% | 13.9% |
| Median age | 19.8 | 39.1 | 38.7 |
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 station | BEREA COLLEGE, KY US0.7 km away |
|---|
Average high and low by month
| January | 45.3°F / 28.7°F |
|---|---|
| February | 50.6°F / 31.6°F |
| March | 59.7°F / 38.7°F |
| April | 70.4°F / 48.1°F |
| May | 77.6°F / 57.1°F |
| June | 83.9°F / 64.3°F |
| July | 86.8°F / 67.3°F |
| August | 85.8°F / 65.8°F |
| September | 79.9°F / 60°F |
| October | 69.9°F / 49.2°F |
| November | 57.8°F / 40°F |
| December | 48.7°F / 32.7°F |
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 supermarket | 82% of this ZIP code's area |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | 82% of this ZIP code's area |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | 82% 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%.
| Berea Independent School District | 100% 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 vulnerability | 63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 6.9 out of 20Below average |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 40403 Berea, KY | 2.3 km away |
|---|---|
| 40405 Bighill, KY | 7.9 km away |
| 40461 Paint Lick, KY | 12.4 km away |
| 40492 Wildie, KY | 16.2 km away |
| 40456 Mount Vernon, KY | 19.3 km away |
| 40476 Richmond, KY | 19.9 km away |
| 40481 Sandgap, KY | 20.3 km away |
| 40473 Renfro Valley, KY | 20.3 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.
| Madison County | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 0.2 sq mi |
| Population density | 4,373 people per sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 37.5687, -84.2963 |
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.