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40740 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 40740 covers Lily, Kentucky, with a population of about 3,954 and a median household income of $60,824.

Population
3,954261 per square mile
Median age
401.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$60,824about the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
21.3%8.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$158,214up 20.4% in five years
Median rent
$77317% below the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
10.4%24.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
63.6%1.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
23

Where 40740 is

Lily, 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

Population3,954
Median age40
Family households77.8%
Born outside the US1.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.5%
White (non-Hispanic)93.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.5%
Veterans2.5%
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$60,824
Income per person$21,587
Poverty rate21.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance29%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.8%
$10–15k9.9%
$15–20k5.9%
$20–25k5.9%
$25–30k8.1%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k0.8%
$50–60k3.8%
$60–75k18.5%
$75–100k9.6%
$100–125k14.3%
$125–150k7.7%
$150–200k2.6%
$200k or more0.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,140
Mean adjusted gross income$45,961
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k36.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$124,200
Median gross rent$773
Rent as a share of household income37.4%
Owner-occupied63.6%
Vacant homes2.3%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house58.8%
Attached house0.9%
Mobile home40.3%
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$158,214as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 6.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 64%
Typical home value since 2000
201320192026$169,814$81,315

$81,315 in 2013 to $158,214 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%
High school diploma or higher77.3%
Works from home4.5%
Drives to work alone67.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.1%
Health

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

Colorectal screening58.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist49% 12.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use69.1% 6.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours42% 5.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost25.4% 12.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments23
People employed290
Annual payroll$14,208,000
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 63.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss52.3 out of 100
Community resilience24.1 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.

Wildfire94.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave92.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail89.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave76.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought73.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake60.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane44.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm41.6Relatively 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$60,824$62,417$78,538
Income per person$21,587$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate21.3%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$124,200$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$773$933$1,348
Homeownership63.6%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%27%35%
Unemployment rate3.7%4.8%5.2%
Works from home4.5%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US1.5%4.4%13.9%
Median age4039.138.7
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 stationLONDON CORBIN AP, KY US8.1 km away
Rain in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January45.2°F / 26.7°F3.89 in rain
February49.7°F / 29.7°F4.02 in rain
March58.4°F / 36.2°F4.57 in rain
April69.3°F / 44.9°F4.65 in rain
May76.7°F / 54.1°F5.04 in rain
June83.5°F / 62.4°F5.06 in rain
July86.3°F / 66.3°F5.16 in rain
August85.6°F / 64.8°F3.97 in rain
September80°F / 57.6°F3.55 in rain
October69.5°F / 45.4°F3.29 in rain
November57.9°F / 35.5°F3.52 in rain
December48.5°F / 30.3°F4.54 in rain
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 supermarket13% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket13% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket48% 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%.

Laurel 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 vulnerability68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Household characteristics67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Walkability3.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

40734 Gray, KY9.7 km away
40737 Keavy, KY10.3 km away
40744 London, KY11.1 km away
40702 Corbin, KY11.9 km away
40701 Corbin, KY12.1 km away
40743 London, KY12.2 km away
40750 London, KY12.5 km away
40742 London, KY14.7 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.

Laurel County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area15.12 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq mi
Population density261 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.0256, -84.0282

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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