Postal Codes

41557 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 41557 covers Raccoon, Kentucky, with a population of about 2,026.

Population
2,02681 per square mile
Median age
46.78 points above the US average
Poverty rate
23.2%10.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$114,436up 10.1% in five years
Degree or higher
8.5%26.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
92.3%27.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
8

Where 41557 is

Raccoon, 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

Population2,026
Median age46.7
Family households75.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.3%
White (non-Hispanic)96.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans3.2%
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$24,487
Poverty rate23.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k22.6%
$10–15k9.8%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k6.4%
$25–30k6.7%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k4.1%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k4.9%
$60–75k9.0%
$75–100k13.0%
$100–125k5.0%
$125–150k6.1%
$150–200k6.7%
$200k or more3.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed550
Mean adjusted gross income$56,564
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$141,700
Rent as a share of household income11.2%
Owner-occupied92.3%
Vacant homes14.1%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house76.7%
Mobile home23.3%
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$114,436as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 4.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 10.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 47.4%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$120,225$76,197

$77,637 in 2016 to $114,436 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%
High school diploma or higher81.3%
Works from home9.4%
Drives to work alone72.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.1%
Health

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

Colorectal screening63.9% same as the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist54.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use70.7% 5.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.9% 8.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost28% 15 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments8
People employed22
Annual payroll$948,000
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 84.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss78.2 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.

Landslide99.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding96.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche67.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail60.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave50.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane44.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning38.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake35.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm28.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado20.6Very 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$24,487$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate23.2%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$141,700$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership92.3%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%27%35%
Unemployment rate6.1%4.8%5.2%
Works from home9.4%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age46.739.138.7
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 US23.8 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 supermarket31% 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 vulnerability63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Household characteristics74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

41539 Kimper, KY8.5 km away
41502 Pikeville, KY8.7 km away
41501 Pikeville, KY8.8 km away
41526 Fords Branch, KY10.3 km away
41562 Shelbiana, KY10.5 km away
41554 Phyllis, KY12 km away
41519 Canada, KY13.4 km away
41564 Sidney, KY13.7 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 area25.13 sq mi
Water area0.5 sq mi
Population density81 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.4935, -82.4221

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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