Postal Codes

40854 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 40854 covers Loyall, Kentucky, with a population of about 853 and a median household income of $33,077.

Population
853363 per square mile
Median age
48.910.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$33,07747% below the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
36.5%24.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$71,515up 42.6% in five years
Median rent
$64031% below the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
8.4%26.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
55.2%9.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
7

Where 40854 is

Loyall, 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

Population853
Median age48.9
Family households46.6%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.8%
White (non-Hispanic)93.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans3.8%
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$33,077
Income per person$17,897
Poverty rate36.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance38.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.9%
$10–15k5.8%
$15–20k22.5%
$20–25k5.8%
$25–30k4.2%
$30–35k8.1%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k7.1%
$45–50k1.0%
$50–60k13.1%
$60–75k4.5%
$75–100k13.4%
$100–125k2.4%
$125–150k0.3%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$74,500
Median gross rent$640
Owner-occupied55.2%
Vacant homes18%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house61.2%
2 to 4 units15.9%
5 to 19 units3.6%
Mobile home19.3%
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$71,515as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 12.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 42.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 85.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$82,050$36,591

$37,738 in 2015 to $71,515 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate14.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%
High school diploma or higher78.1%
Works from home0.8%
Drives to work alone90.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.1%
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 dentist47.6% 13.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use67.4% 8.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours44% 7.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost27.1% 14.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments7
People employed22
Annual payroll$693,000
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 79.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss77.1 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 wind97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding94.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather89.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire82.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave81.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche66.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado58.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave34.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning31.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm28.2Very 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$33,077$62,417$78,538
Income per person$17,897$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate36.5%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$74,500$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$640$933$1,348
Homeownership55.2%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%27%35%
Unemployment rate14.3%4.8%5.2%
Works from home0.8%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age48.939.138.7
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 US2.3 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 vulnerability54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

40824 Dayhoit, KY2.4 km away
40806 Baxter, KY4.6 km away
40801 Ages Brookside, KY6.1 km away
40873 Wallins Creek, KY6.8 km away
40964 Mary Alice, KY7.4 km away
40815 Cawood, KY9.2 km away
40830 Gulston, KY9.5 km away
40829 Grays Knob, KY9.7 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 area2.35 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density363 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.8481, -83.3530

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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