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41189 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 41189 covers Tollesboro, Kentucky, with a population of about 2,052 and a median household income of $50,924.

Population
2,05243 per square mile
Median age
47.99.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$50,92418% below the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
7.2%5.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$139,158up 30.2% in five years
Median rent
$8578% below the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
9.1%25.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.8%18.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
35

Where 41189 is

Tollesboro, 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

Population2,052
Median age47.9
Family households64.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home1%
White (non-Hispanic)94.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans7.4%
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$50,924
Income per person$30,906
Poverty rate7.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.0%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k9.0%
$20–25k8.9%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k11.7%
$45–50k6.1%
$50–60k9.6%
$60–75k6.3%
$75–100k6.3%
$100–125k15.3%
$125–150k3.7%
$150–200k3.4%
$200k or more6.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,030
Mean adjusted gross income$50,539
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k35.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$104,300
Median gross rent$857
Owner-occupied83.8%
Vacant homes15.1%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house71.4%
Attached house0.9%
2 to 4 units3.5%
Mobile home24.1%
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$139,158as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 76.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201120182026$142,727$56,854

$56,854 in 2011 to $139,158 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%
High school diploma or higher86.3%
Works from home26.9%
Drives to work alone58.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more34.3%
Health

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

Colorectal screening63.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist48.7% 12.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use70.3% 5.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.4% 5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost29.6% 16.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments35
People employed221
Annual payroll$7,244,000
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 66.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss64.6 out of 100
Community resilience3.9 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.

Landslide93.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought85.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave82.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado76.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm63.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave46.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane44.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake35Very 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$50,924$62,417$78,538
Income per person$30,906$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate7.2%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$104,300$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$857$933$1,348
Homeownership83.8%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%27%35%
Unemployment rate8.8%4.8%5.2%
Works from home26.9%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age47.939.138.7
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 stationFLEMINGSBURG 2 N, KY US20.4 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year9 in

Average high and low by month

January41.2°F / 22.9°F3.71 in rain, 2.7 in snow
February45.3°F / 25°F3.5 in rain, 3.2 in snow
March54.2°F / 31.6°F4.72 in rain, 1.4 in snow
April65.8°F / 41.9°F4.66 in rain
May75°F / 52.8°F4.76 in rain
June82.8°F / 61.2°F4.81 in rain
July86°F / 65.2°F5.82 in rain
August84.8°F / 63.3°F3.52 in rain
September79.5°F / 56.4°F3.39 in rain
October68.5°F / 44.8°F3.46 in rain
November55.3°F / 33.7°F3.24 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December45.7°F / 27.9°F4.23 in rain, 1.2 in snow
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%.

Lewis 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Walkability3.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

45144 Manchester, OH14.9 km away
45105 Bentonville, OH20.2 km away
41041 Flemingsburg, KY20.5 km away
45101 Aberdeen, OH20.8 km away
45650 Lynx, OH21.9 km away
41096 Washington, KY22 km away
41056 Maysville, KY22.1 km away
41065 Muses Mills, KY24.9 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.

Lewis County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area48.18 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq mi
Population density43 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.5723, -83.5605

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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