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41234 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 41234 covers Meally, Kentucky.

Median age
62.323.6 points above the US average
Poverty rate
6.1%6.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$114,708up 20.9% in five years
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.8%23.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 41234 is

Meally, 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

Median age62.3
Family households89.8%
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%
Veterans2.3%
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$18,605
Poverty rate6.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance28.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k6.5%
$15–20k3.7%
$20–25k22.3%
$25–30k27.4%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k7.4%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k18.1%
$75–100k14.4%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$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 filed160
Mean adjusted gross income$51,712
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k31.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied88.8%
Vacant homes21.8%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house65.5%
Mobile home34.5%
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$114,708as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 11.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 46.4%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$129,570$63,596

$69,334 in 2012 to $114,708 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher69%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more57%
Health

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

Colorectal screening67.3% 3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist59.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use71.3% 4.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost17.6% 4.6 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 93.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss88.4 out of 100
Community resilience14.7 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.

River flooding99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning77.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave61.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado52.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm52Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake39.3Very 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$18,605$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate6.1%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership88.8%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%27%35%
Unemployment rate7.2%4.8%5.2%
Works from home0%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age62.339.138.7
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 stationPAINTSVILLE 1E, KY US4.3 km away
Rain in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January44.1°F / 22.9°F3.35 in rain
February48.7°F / 25.6°F3.21 in rain
March58.1°F / 31.7°F4.41 in rain
April69.6°F / 40.7°F3.82 in rain
May76.2°F / 51.4°F4.43 in rain
June83.4°F / 60.1°F4.79 in rain
July86.2°F / 64.6°F5.18 in rain
August85.7°F / 63.4°F3.63 in rain
September79.8°F / 55.9°F3.35 in rain
October69.8°F / 43.1°F3.19 in rain
November58.4°F / 32°F3 in rain
December48°F / 27.5°F3.83 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%.

Johnson 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 vulnerability52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

41260 Thelma, KY1.9 km away
41271 Williamsport, KY2.9 km away
41268 West Van Lear, KY4.2 km away
41240 Paintsville, KY5 km away
41263 Tutor Key, KY5 km away
41204 Boons Camp, KY6.4 km away
41265 Van Lear, KY7.4 km away
41602 Auxier, KY8 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.

Johnson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4.71 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.8078, -82.7415

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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