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40820 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 40820 covers Cranks, Kentucky.

Poverty rate
54.5%42.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$93,502up 8.8% in five years
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 40820 is

Cranks, 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 households22.2%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
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 rate54.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.3%
$10–15k22.2%
$15–20k69.4%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$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 filed120
Mean adjusted gross income$35,692
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k50.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k25.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes64.4%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house24.8%
5 to 19 units30.7%
Mobile home44.6%
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$93,502as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 10.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 8.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201720212026$104,277$69,948

$69,948 in 2017 to $93,502 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher100%
Health

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

Colorectal screening58.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist38.6% 22.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use64.6% 11.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours45.9% 9.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost33% 20 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 62.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss53.9 out of 100
Community resilience12.7 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.

Landslide98.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire89.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave74.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche66.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail63.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado50.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake43.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane41Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave25.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning24.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm19.6Very 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 rate54.5%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership100%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%27%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5.2%
Works from home9.1%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 stationPENNINGTON GAP, VA US15.4 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year9 in

Average high and low by month

January44.8°F / 23.2°F4.41 in rain, 3.5 in snow
February49.3°F / 25.7°F4.37 in rain, 2.8 in snow
March58.7°F / 31.7°F4.86 in rain, 1.1 in snow
April68.7°F / 39.6°F4.59 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May76.1°F / 49.9°F4.32 in rain
June82.8°F / 58.7°F4.39 in rain
July85.3°F / 62.8°F4.44 in rain
August84.9°F / 61.6°F3.95 in rain
September80.7°F / 54.6°F3.71 in rain
October70.5°F / 41.7°F2.99 in rain
November58.2°F / 31.5°F2.88 in rain
December48.4°F / 26.3°F4.77 in rain, 1.8 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%.

Harlan 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 vulnerability49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Walkability2.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24218 Ben Hur, VA3.8 km away
24263 Jonesville, VA8.5 km away
40829 Grays Knob, KY8.5 km away
40818 Coalgood, KY9 km away
40828 Evarts, KY10 km away
40815 Cawood, KY10 km away
40847 Kenvir, KY11.1 km away
40830 Gulston, KY12.7 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.

Harlan County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area25.64 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.7558, -83.1838

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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