Postal Codes

41563 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 41563 covers Shelby Gap, Kentucky, with a population of about 368.

Population
36851 per square mile
Poverty rate
44.9%32.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$106,446down 10.3% in five years
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.1%20.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 41563 is

Shelby Gap, 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

Population368
Family households70.2%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)91%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
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$16,856
Poverty rate44.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance32.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k14.9%
$10–15k17.7%
$15–20k12.8%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k12.1%
$30–35k0.7%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k7.1%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k18.4%
$100–125k9.9%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more4.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied85.1%
Vacant homes14.5%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house38.2%
Mobile home61.8%
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$106,446as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 7.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 10.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 20.4%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$133,941$86,375

$88,393 in 2016 to $106,446 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher70.3%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more39.4%
Health

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

Colorectal screening62.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist52.4% 8.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use71.9% 4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours44% 7.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost26.5% 13.5 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 70.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss62.2 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.

Landslide98.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather74.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind69.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche67.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail52.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane40.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave35.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave34.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake29.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning27.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado16.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm13.6Very 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$16,856$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate44.9%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership85.1%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%27%35%
Unemployment rate10.1%4.8%5.2%
Works from home0%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age39.138.7
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 stationCLINTWOOD 1W, VA US10.1 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January42.5°F / 21.7°F3.72 in rain, 11.5 in snow
February46.5°F / 24.1°F3.91 in rain, 10.5 in snow
March55.9°F / 29.4°F4.42 in rain, 6.6 in snow
April67.5°F / 37.6°F4.56 in rain, 0.8 in snow
May74.1°F / 47.8°F4.94 in rain
June79.5°F / 55.9°F5.12 in rain
July81.8°F / 60.7°F5.31 in rain
August80.7°F / 59.9°F4.06 in rain
September75.9°F / 52.8°F3.25 in rain
October66.4°F / 39.9°F2.83 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November55.4°F / 29.7°F2.8 in rain, 1.1 in snow
December45.5°F / 25.3°F4.25 in rain, 7.6 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 vulnerability71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Household characteristics56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability2.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

41512 Ashcamp, KY6.7 km away
41520 Dorton, KY6.9 km away
41517 Burdine, KY7.8 km away
41534 Hellier, KY8.1 km away
41549 Myra, KY9.1 km away
41538 Jonancy, KY10.6 km away
41542 Lookout, KY10.9 km away
24228 Clintwood, VA10.9 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 area7.17 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density51 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.2311, -82.5286

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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