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40843 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 40843 covers Holmes Mill, Kentucky.

Median age
63.324.6 points above the US average
Poverty rate
42.6%30.2 points above the US average
Degree or higher
3.2%31.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 40843 is

Holmes Mill, 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

Median age63.3
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)89.7%
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 rate42.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median year built1989
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher3.2%
High school diploma or higher85.7%
Health

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

Colorectal screening60.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist51.3% 10 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use71% 4.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.7% 7.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost26% 13 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 41.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss30.2 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.

Landslide95.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire82Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather74.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche67.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave62Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane30.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake27.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning15.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave14.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm9.2Very 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 ZIPKentuckyUnited States
Median household income$62,417$78,538
Income per person$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate42.6%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher3.2%27%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5.2%
Works from home9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age63.339.138.7
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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 US13.1 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 vulnerability32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status0more vulnerable than 0% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport20more vulnerable than 20% 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.

40927 Closplint, KY4.2 km away
24265 Keokee, VA6 km away
24282 Saint Charles, VA7.1 km away
40807 Benham, KY10.7 km away
40823 Cumberland, KY10.7 km away
40855 Lynch, KY11.5 km away
24243 Dryden, VA11.9 km away
40849 Lejunior, KY13.3 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.

Harlan County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area15.59 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.8757, -82.9943

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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