Postal Codes

40903 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 40903 covers Artemus, Kentucky, with a population of about 786.

Population
78643 per square mile
Median age
54.315.6 points above the US average
Poverty rate
6.5%5.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$86,283up 26.2% in five years
Degree or higher
5.7%29.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.1%15.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 40903 is

Artemus, 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

Population786
Median age54.3
Family households72.7%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.8%
White (non-Hispanic)99.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans1.4%
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

Income per person$28,064
Poverty rate6.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance27.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.7%
$10–15k11.1%
$15–20k2.4%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k9.4%
$30–35k7.4%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k5.4%
$45–50k0.7%
$50–60k8.1%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k17.8%
$100–125k17.8%
$125–150k8.1%
$150–200k3.0%
$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 filed300
Mean adjusted gross income$41,063
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k36.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied80.1%
Vacant homes19.5%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house55%
Mobile home45%
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$86,283as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 4.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201720212026$89,939$50,548

$50,548 in 2017 to $86,283 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.7%
High school diploma or higher73.4%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.8%
Health

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

Colorectal screening58.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist44.4% 16.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use68.3% 7.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.1% 7.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost30.8% 17.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed10
Annual payroll$359,000
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 70.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss46.3 out of 100
Community resilience13.3 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.

Cold wave98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire92.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought79.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning67.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail65.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado58.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake43.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave39.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane36.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche25.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm13.7Very 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$28,064$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate6.5%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership80.1%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.7%27%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.8%5.2%
Works from home0%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age54.339.138.7
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 stationBARBOURVILLE, KY US6.5 km away
Rain in a year54 in

Average high and low by month

January45.1°F / 24.6°F4.37 in rain
February50.1°F / 27.6°F4.35 in rain
March58.8°F / 32.8°F4.91 in rain
April69.3°F / 41.3°F5.08 in rain
May77.4°F / 51.4°F4.54 in rain
June84.3°F / 60.3°F5.11 in rain
July87°F / 64.8°F5.77 in rain
August86.2°F / 63.6°F3.98 in rain
September81.1°F / 56.3°F3.45 in rain
October70.6°F / 43.5°F3.13 in rain
November58.3°F / 32.8°F3.82 in rain
December48.9°F / 27.9°F5.26 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 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%.

Knox 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 status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Household characteristics77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability2.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

40946 Green Road, KY3.6 km away
40915 Bimble, KY5.4 km away
40935 Flat Lick, KY5.7 km away
40906 Barbourville, KY5.9 km away
40949 Heidrick, KY6.7 km away
40995 Trosper, KY8.8 km away
40923 Cannon, KY9.1 km away
40930 Dewitt, KY9.5 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.

Knox County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area18.13 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density43 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.8388, -83.8329

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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