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41531 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 41531 covers Hardy, Kentucky, with a population of about 1,070.

Population
1,070105 per square mile
Median age
43.75 points above the US average
Poverty rate
31.5%19.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$81,162down 17.3% in five years
Degree or higher
8.7%26.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.2%13.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 41531 is

Hardy, 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

Population1,070
Median age43.7
Family households76.7%
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%
Veterans2.8%
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$23,800
Poverty rate31.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance24.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k14.8%
$10–15k14.3%
$15–20k7.9%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k5.6%
$30–35k2.6%
$35–40k6.2%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k4.5%
$60–75k9.2%
$75–100k10.1%
$100–125k7.5%
$125–150k11.8%
$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 filed290
Mean adjusted gross income$60,845
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k34.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.2%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$93,400
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied78.2%
Vacant homes5.5%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house73.9%
5 to 19 units5.1%
Mobile home21.1%
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$81,162as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 15.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 17.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 4.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$110,370$77,679

$77,983 in 2016 to $81,162 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%
High school diploma or higher97.1%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone91.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more33.1%
Health

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

Colorectal screening64.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist50.3% 11 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use72.2% 3.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours46.1% 9.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost27.6% 14.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed53
Annual payroll$1,474,000
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 92.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss87.4 out of 100
Community resilience6.4 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.

Landslide99.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought70.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche67.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail66Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave56.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave49.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane47Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning42.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm33.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado24.2Very 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$23,800$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate31.5%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$93,400$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership78.2%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%27%35%
Unemployment rate2.8%4.8%5.2%
Works from home0%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age43.739.138.7
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 stationWILLIAMSON, WV US9.7 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year13 in

Average high and low by month

January46.5°F / 25.8°F3.37 in rain, 4.4 in snow
February50.7°F / 29°F3.37 in rain, 3 in snow
March59.7°F / 34.5°F4.68 in rain, 3.1 in snow
April71.7°F / 43.5°F4.02 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May78.6°F / 53.9°F4.34 in rain
June85.3°F / 62.5°F5.38 in rain
July88.6°F / 66.5°F5.84 in rain
August87.6°F / 65.6°F3.9 in rain
September82.2°F / 59°F3.13 in rain
October71.5°F / 46.6°F3.16 in rain
November61°F / 34.9°F2.99 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December50.2°F / 30.1°F4.12 in rain, 2.4 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 supermarket97% 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%.

Pike 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 status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Walkability3.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

41567 Stone, KY3.5 km away
41535 Huddy, KY4.2 km away
41543 Mc Andrews, KY5.4 km away
41514 Belfry, KY5.7 km away
41555 Pinsonfork, KY5.7 km away
41544 Mc Carr, KY5.8 km away
41558 Ransom, KY6 km away
25691 Rawl, WV6.4 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.

Pike County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.22 sq mi
Population density105 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.5928, -82.2328

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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