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41268 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 41268 covers West Van Lear, Kentucky, with a median household income of $78,292.

Median age
29.49.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$78,2921.3× the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
3.5%8.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$127,630up 13.2% in five years
Degree or higher
12%23 points below the US average
Homeownership
95.8%30.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 41268 is

West Van Lear, 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 age29.4
Family households77.2%
Born outside the US2.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.4%
White (non-Hispanic)95.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.9%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans1.5%
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$78,292
Income per person$32,214
Poverty rate3.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.2%
$10–15k2.0%
$15–20k6.9%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k2.7%
$30–35k11.4%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k1.0%
$60–75k19.4%
$75–100k12.9%
$100–125k34.5%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k3.7%
$200k or more1.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed230
Mean adjusted gross income$53,800
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k34.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$135,000
Owner-occupied95.8%
Vacant homes10%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house84.8%
Mobile home15.2%
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$127,630as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 7.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 36.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201120182026$141,087$84,961

$91,604 in 2011 to $127,630 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher12%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home18.6%
Drives to work alone81.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more35.5%
Health

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

Colorectal screening66.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist60.3% 1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use73.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost14.9% 1.9 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 97.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss96 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 flooding99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire90.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning80.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave77.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave64.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm57.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado56.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane51.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche2.5Very 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$78,292$62,417$78,538
Income per person$32,214$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate3.5%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$135,000$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership95.8%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12%27%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.8%5.2%
Works from home18.6%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US2.7%4.4%13.9%
Median age29.439.138.7
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 US3.5 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Household characteristics57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

41234 Meally, KY4.2 km away
41240 Paintsville, KY4.4 km away
41216 East Point, KY4.6 km away
41260 Thelma, KY4.7 km away
41222 Hagerhill, KY5.4 km away
41602 Auxier, KY5.8 km away
41271 Williamsport, KY6.9 km away
41263 Tutor Key, KY7.4 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 area0.32 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.7862, -82.7807

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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