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40847 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 40847 covers Kenvir, Kentucky, with a median household income of $2,499.

Median household income
$2,49996% below the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
70.1%57.7 points above the US average
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
72.3%7.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 40847 is

Kenvir, 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 households13.8%
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

Median household income$2,499
Poverty rate70.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance100%

Household income distribution

Under $10k86.2%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k13.8%
$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%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied72.3%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1947

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Colorectal screening54% 10.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist43.5% 17.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use62.5% 13.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours46.7% 10.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost30% 17 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 85.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss75.4 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.

Strong wind98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding96.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave88Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire86.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail72.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche67.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado60Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave46.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm32.4Very 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$2,499$62,417$78,538
Income per person$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate70.1%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership72.3%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%27%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.8%5.2%
Works from home0%9.1%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 stationBAXTER, KY US15.4 km away
Rain in a year52 in

Average high and low by month

January45.2°F / 25.9°F4.08 in rain
February49.1°F / 28.5°F4.28 in rain
March57.9°F / 34°F5.01 in rain
April68.4°F / 42.3°F4.85 in rain
May75.7°F / 52.4°F4.74 in rain
June82.3°F / 61°F4.73 in rain
July85°F / 65°F4.77 in rain
August84.5°F / 63.8°F4.46 in rain
September79.5°F / 57.3°F3.47 in rain
October69.7°F / 45.1°F3.18 in rain
November57.9°F / 34.1°F3.6 in rain
December48.6°F / 29.4°F5.04 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 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 vulnerability83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport97more vulnerable than 97% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

40849 Lejunior, KY4.2 km away
40828 Evarts, KY6.1 km away
40818 Coalgood, KY8.6 km away
40865 Putney, KY9.1 km away
24282 Saint Charles, VA9.7 km away
40927 Closplint, KY10.5 km away
40870 Totz, KY10.7 km away
40820 Cranks, KY11.1 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 area0.11 sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.8537, -83.1571

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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