Postal Codes

41348 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 41348 covers Lost Creek, Kentucky, with a population of about 1,220 and a median household income of $34,223.

Population
1,22031 per square mile
Median age
36.12.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$34,22345% below the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
37.3%24.9 points above the US average
Median rent
$52644% below the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
15.6%19.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
69.3%4.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 41348 is

Lost Creek, 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

Population1,220
Median age36.1
Family households68.7%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.2%
White (non-Hispanic)97.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.3%
Veterans2.6%
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$34,223
Income per person$18,796
Poverty rate37.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance48.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.5%
$10–15k14.6%
$15–20k5.1%
$20–25k11.2%
$25–30k5.3%
$30–35k7.8%
$35–40k5.3%
$40–45k2.1%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k12.9%
$60–75k13.1%
$75–100k7.0%
$100–125k3.6%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more1.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed390
Mean adjusted gross income$42,995
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k38.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$526
Owner-occupied69.3%
Vacant homes12.4%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house32%
2 to 4 units1.7%
Mobile home66.3%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate12.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%
High school diploma or higher80.3%
Works from home8.1%
Drives to work alone60.7%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.3%
Health

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

Colorectal screening61% 3.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist48% 13.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use65.1% 10.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.1% 6.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost25.7% 12.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed27
Annual payroll$1,039,000
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 89.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss77.7 out of 100
Community resilience2.5 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 flooding98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire89.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather83.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind76.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail67.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave63.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning63.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado47Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane43Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave34Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm25.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche11.1Very 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$34,223$62,417$78,538
Income per person$18,796$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate37.3%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$526$933$1,348
Homeownership69.3%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%27%35%
Unemployment rate12.3%4.8%5.2%
Works from home8.1%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%4.4%13.9%
Median age36.139.138.7
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 stationQUICKSAND, KY US11.2 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January43.6°F / 22.9°F3.86 in rain
February47.5°F / 25.7°F3.6 in rain
March56.6°F / 31.3°F4.12 in rain
April67.9°F / 39.7°F4.5 in rain
May75.1°F / 50.9°F4.71 in rain
June81.9°F / 59.7°F4.99 in rain
July84.6°F / 64.1°F5.13 in rain
August83.9°F / 62.6°F4.01 in rain
September79.1°F / 55.6°F3.41 in rain
October68.6°F / 41.8°F3.3 in rain
November57.5°F / 32.1°F3.13 in rain
December47.9°F / 26.7°F4.19 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 supermarket59% 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%.

Breathitt 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 vulnerability70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Walkability2.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

41339 Jackson, KY5 km away
41390 Whick, KY7.7 km away
41367 Rowdy, KY8 km away
41736 Dice, KY8.8 km away
41317 Clayhole, KY9.6 km away
41727 Chavies, KY11.7 km away
40981 Saul, KY14.6 km away
41712 Ary, KY15.3 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.

Breathitt County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area39 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq mi
Population density31 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.4418, -83.2976

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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