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40419 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 40419 covers Crab Orchard, Kentucky, with a population of about 5,128 and a median household income of $53,078.

Population
5,12854 per square mile
Median age
37.51.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$53,07815% below the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
16.8%4.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$183,340up 36.8% in five years
Median rent
$67028% below the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
12.4%22.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.5%14.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
25

Where 40419 is

Crab Orchard, 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

Population5,128
Median age37.5
Family households80%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.3%
White (non-Hispanic)95.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.2%
Veterans9.3%
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

Median household income$53,078
Income per person$22,323
Poverty rate16.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.4%
$10–15k7.3%
$15–20k4.2%
$20–25k2.9%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k9.4%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k8.5%
$50–60k12.9%
$60–75k8.0%
$75–100k9.4%
$100–125k8.8%
$125–150k5.0%
$150–200k4.5%
$200k or more3.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,650
Mean adjusted gross income$49,376
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k33.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$136,200
Median gross rent$670
Rent as a share of household income26.1%
Owner-occupied79.5%
Vacant homes11.5%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house74.3%
2 to 4 units1.2%
5 to 19 units2.4%
Mobile home22.1%
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$183,340as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$184,101$73,558

$77,714 in 2009 to $183,340 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%
High school diploma or higher79%
Works from home17.3%
Drives to work alone69%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.8%
Health

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

Colorectal screening64% same as the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist52.6% 8.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use71.4% 4.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost25.8% 12.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments25
People employed94
Annual payroll$3,588,000
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 64.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss50 out of 100
Community resilience31.7 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 wind95.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail89.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning86.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought85.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave83.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire77.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm77Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado71.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake58.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave43.4Relatively Moderate 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$53,078$62,417$78,538
Income per person$22,323$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate16.8%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$136,200$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$670$933$1,348
Homeownership79.5%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%27%35%
Unemployment rate7.9%4.8%5.2%
Works from home17.3%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age37.539.138.7
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 stationCRAB ORCHARD 6 N, KY US7 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year7 in

Average high and low by month

January44.6°F / 26.8°F3.67 in rain, 3 in snow
February49.6°F / 29.7°F3.49 in rain, 1.8 in snow
March58.8°F / 36.2°F4.74 in rain, 1 in snow
April70°F / 45°F4.61 in rain
May76.8°F / 53.8°F5.09 in rain
June83.1°F / 61.4°F5.12 in rain
July85.7°F / 64.9°F5.19 in rain
August85.4°F / 63.2°F3.61 in rain
September80.3°F / 57.2°F3.93 in rain
October70.2°F / 46.4°F3.53 in rain
November58.4°F / 36.6°F3.54 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December48.2°F / 30.3°F4.03 in rain, 1.4 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 supermarket56% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket79% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lincoln County School District55.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Garrard County School District20.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Rockcastle County School District18.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Pulaski County School District5.2% 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 vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

40409 Brodhead, KY9 km away
40456 Mount Vernon, KY14.8 km away
40473 Renfro Valley, KY15.7 km away
40492 Wildie, KY17.1 km away
40448 Mc Kinney, KY18.2 km away
40489 Waynesburg, KY18.6 km away
40461 Paint Lick, KY19 km away
40484 Stanford, KY19.4 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.

Lincoln County55.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Garrard County20.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Rockcastle County18.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Pulaski County5.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area95.01 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq mi
Population density54 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.4465, -84.4939

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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