Postal Codes

41621 ZIP Code

Advertisement

English Español

ZIP code 41621 covers Dwale, Kentucky.

Poverty rate
31.4%19 points above the US average
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
67.7%2.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 41621 is

Dwale, 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

Family households43.1%
Born outside the US5.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.6%
White (non-Hispanic)90.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)9.8%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans17.4%
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

Poverty rate31.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance32.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k56.9%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k32.3%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k10.8%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied67.7%
Vacant homes26.1%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house34.1%
Mobile home65.9%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher49.3%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone76.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more33.3%
Health

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

Colorectal screening54.1% 10.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist41.5% 19.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use63.7% 12.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours46.9% 10.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost33.4% 20.4 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 94.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss89.7 out of 100
Community resilience32.8 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 flooding99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather89.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning76.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail75Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave58.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave58.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake54.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche48.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm27.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Advertisement
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$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate31.4%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership67.7%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%27%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.8%5.2%
Works from home0%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US5.2%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 stationPRESTONSBURG 3WSW, KY US10 km away

Average high and low by month

January43.5°F / 22.9°F
February47.8°F / 25.6°F
March57.3°F / 31°F
April69.5°F / 39.5°F
May76°F / 51.2°F
June82.5°F / 59.9°F
July85.8°F / 64.4°F
August84.9°F / 62.9°F
September79.1°F / 56.5°F
October67.9°F / 43.7°F
November57°F / 32.1°F
December47.3°F / 27.2°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%.

Floyd 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 vulnerability78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

41601 Allen, KY1.9 km away
41653 Prestonsburg, KY5.4 km away
41603 Banner, KY7 km away
41642 Ivel, KY7.5 km away
41649 Martin, KY7.9 km away
41663 Tram, KY9 km away
41615 Dana, KY9.8 km away
41659 Stanville, KY10.1 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.

Floyd County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.79 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.6246, -82.7227

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.

Advertisement