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40977 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 40977 covers Pineville, Kentucky, with a population of about 8,218 and a median household income of $35,822.

Population
8,21861 per square mile
Median age
39.81.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$35,82243% below the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
23.8%11.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$80,340down 40% in five years
Median rent
$50046% below the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
17.2%17.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
63.7%1.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
110

Where 40977 is

Pineville, 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

Population8,218
Median age39.8
Family households68.9%
Born outside the US0.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.3%
White (non-Hispanic)95.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.3%
Veterans3.4%
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

Median household income$35,822
Income per person$20,954
Poverty rate23.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.8%
$10–15k11.2%
$15–20k7.8%
$20–25k5.2%
$25–30k11.1%
$30–35k5.2%
$35–40k9.0%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k5.9%
$60–75k9.7%
$75–100k8.2%
$100–125k7.2%
$125–150k2.4%
$150–200k1.7%
$200k or more2.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed2,640
Mean adjusted gross income$49,295
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.5%
Returns, under $25k39.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.8%
Returns, $200k or more1.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$83,700
Median gross rent$500
Rent as a share of household income28.9%
Owner-occupied63.7%
Vacant homes19.2%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house61.6%
2 to 4 units5.8%
5 to 19 units2.9%
20 or more units3.8%
Mobile home25.8%
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$80,340as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 28.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 40%
Typical home value, 10 yearsdown 35.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$136,393$80,340

$121,792 in 2009 to $80,340 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%
High school diploma or higher80.2%
Works from home3%
Drives to work alone84.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15%
Health

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

Colorectal screening62.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist48.7% 12.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use68.2% 7.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost29.8% 16.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments110
People employed1,489
Annual payroll$51,253,000
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 71.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss57 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.

Landslide97.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire90.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave86.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind79.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail75Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche62.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado60.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake54.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane41.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning39.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm28.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought25.5Relatively 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$35,822$62,417$78,538
Income per person$20,954$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate23.8%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$83,700$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$500$933$1,348
Homeownership63.7%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%27%35%
Unemployment rate8.5%4.8%5.2%
Works from home3%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0.2%4.4%13.9%
Median age39.839.138.7
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 US21.2 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 supermarket42% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket35% 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.

Bell County School District99% of this ZIP code's land area
Pineville Independent School District1% 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 vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

40995 Trosper, KY6.6 km away
40955 Ingram, KY7.9 km away
40939 Fourmile, KY8.9 km away
40965 Middlesboro, KY11.6 km away
40935 Flat Lick, KY12.6 km away
40813 Calvin, KY12.9 km away
40921 Bryants Store, KY13.4 km away
40903 Artemus, KY14.9 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.

Bell County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area133.68 sq mi
Water area1.03 sq mi
Population density61 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.7159, -83.7668

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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