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41562 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 41562 covers Shelbiana, Kentucky, with a population of about 1,779.

Population
1,779105 per square mile
Median age
43.95.2 points above the US average
Poverty rate
26.4%14 points above the US average
Typical home value
$87,487down 7.4% in five years
Degree or higher
8.3%26.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.8%8.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 41562 is

Shelbiana, 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

Population1,779
Median age43.9
Family households70.1%
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%
Veterans6.6%
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

Income per person$21,538
Poverty rate26.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k12.2%
$10–15k14.5%
$15–20k11.6%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k2.2%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k9.3%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k5.0%
$75–100k8.7%
$100–125k12.5%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k5.8%
$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 filed740
Mean adjusted gross income$46,673
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k40.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$87,700
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied73.8%
Vacant homes12.2%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house62.1%
Mobile home37.9%
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$87,487as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 7.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 7.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 15.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$102,855$71,836

$75,595 in 2016 to $87,487 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.3%
High school diploma or higher81.9%
Works from home20.6%
Drives to work alone73.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.2%
Health

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

Colorectal screening64.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist50.2% 11.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use73.1% 2.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours46.6% 10.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost27.2% 14.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed69
Annual payroll$3,143,000
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 76.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss63.7 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.

Landslide99Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding94.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind69.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche68.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave38.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning31.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake29.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm21Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado16.2Very 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$21,538$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate26.4%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$87,700$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership73.8%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.3%27%35%
Unemployment rate5.9%4.8%5.2%
Works from home20.6%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age43.939.138.7
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 stationBREAKS INTERSTATE PARK, VA US20.2 km away

Average high and low by month

January42.5°F / 23.4°F
February47°F / 25.8°F
March56.3°F / 31.8°F
April66.6°F / 40.5°F
May73.4°F / 49.7°F
June79.5°F / 58.2°F
July82°F / 62.1°F
August81.6°F / 61.5°F
September76.5°F / 55°F
October66.2°F / 43°F
November55.5°F / 33°F
December46.4°F / 27.4°F
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%.

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 vulnerability54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport55more vulnerable than 55% 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.

41526 Fords Branch, KY4.9 km away
41559 Regina, KY8.2 km away
41561 Rockhouse, KY8.3 km away
41560 Robinson Creek, KY8.8 km away
41502 Pikeville, KY9.3 km away
41542 Lookout, KY10.2 km away
41557 Raccoon, KY10.5 km away
41522 Elkhorn City, KY11.8 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 area16.88 sq mi
Population density105 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.4063, -82.4673

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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