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40874 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 40874 covers Warbranch, Kentucky.

Poverty rate
61.1%48.7 points above the US average
Degree or higher
23.1%11.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 40874 is

Warbranch, 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

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 rate61.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median year built1996
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%
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 screening55% 9.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist48.3% 13 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use65.6% 10.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost29.6% 16.6 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 76.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss65.5 out of 100
Community resilience5.8 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.

Landslide99Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding93.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire89.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave74.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail73.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche51.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado48Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave31.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm5.3Very 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 rate61.1%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%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
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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 stationBAXTER, KY US18.5 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket81% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Leslie County School District81.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Clay County School District18.5% 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 vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability2.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

40803 Asher, KY3.2 km away
40858 Mozelle, KY5.2 km away
40979 Roark, KY6.1 km away
40840 Helton, KY7.5 km away
40827 Essie, KY7.9 km away
40913 Beverly, KY9.1 km away
40816 Chappell, KY10.8 km away
40844 Hoskinston, KY12.3 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.

Leslie County81.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Clay County18.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area23.66 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.9840, -83.4667

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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