41631 ZIP Code — Grethel, KY

ZIP code 41631 covers Grethel, Kentucky, with a population of about 1,230.

Population: 1,230131 per square mile
Poverty rate: 51.7%39.3 points above the US average
Typical home value: $77,164down 26.5% in five years
Degree or higher: 16.5%18.5 points below the US average
Homeownership: 66.6%1.6 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 41631 is

Grethel, 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

Population	1,230
Family households	58.3%
Born outside the US	0%
Speaks a language other than English at home	0%
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	0%
Veterans	2.5%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Poverty rate	51.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	41.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	21.8%
$10–15k	24.5%
$15–20k	2.4%
$20–25k	5.7%
$25–30k	4.6%
$30–35k	0.0%
$35–40k	0.0%
$40–45k	7.0%
$45–50k	8.7%
$50–60k	0.0%
$60–75k	3.1%
$75–100k	14.4%
$100–125k	3.7%
$125–150k	4.1%
$150–200k	0.0%
$200k or more	0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed	250
Mean adjusted gross income	$38,584
Returns declaring $200,000 or more	0%
Returns, under $25k	44.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k	28.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k	12.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k	16.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k	0.0%
Returns, $200k or more	0.0%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied	66.6%
Vacant homes	9.3%
Median year built	1984

What the homes are

Detached house	64.8%
2 to 4 units	4.6%
Mobile home	30.7%

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	$77,164as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 year	down 24.2%
Typical home value, 5 years	down 26.5%

Typical home value since 2000

$107,986 in 2018 to $77,164 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	16.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%
High school diploma or higher	58.8%
Works from home	0%
Drives to work alone	70.9%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	23.6%

Health

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

Colorectal screening	53.4% 10.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	37.3% 24 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	64.1% 11.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	48.1% 11.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	44% 31 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 risk	Higher than 67.1% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss	62 out of 100
Community resilience	32.8 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.

Landslide	95.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	92.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	91.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	78Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	77Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	60.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	57.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche	45.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	43.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	39.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	38.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	34.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	34.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	12.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code

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 ZIP	Kentucky	United States
Median household income	—	$62,417	$78,538
Income per person	—	$34,960	$43,289
Poverty rate	51.7%	16.1%	12.4%
Median home value	—	$192,300	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$933	$1,348
Homeownership	66.6%	68.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	27%	35%
Unemployment rate	16.5%	4.8%	5.2%
Works from home	0%	9.1%	13.5%
Born outside the US	0%	4.4%	13.9%
Median age	—	39.1	38.7

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 station	PRESTONSBURG 3WSW, KY US26.3 km away

Average high and low by month

January	43.5°F / 22.9°F
February	47.8°F / 25.6°F
March	57.3°F / 31°F
April	69.5°F / 39.5°F
May	76°F / 51.2°F
June	82.5°F / 59.9°F
July	85.8°F / 64.4°F
August	84.9°F / 62.9°F
September	79.1°F / 56.5°F
October	67.9°F / 43.7°F
November	57°F / 32.1°F
December	47.3°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 supermarket	None of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket	None of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	100% 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 District	100% 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 vulnerability	36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Walkability	2.6 out of 20Least walkable

Nearby ZIP codes

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

41660 Teaberry, KY	4.5 km away
41647 Mc Dowell, KY	5.5 km away
41655 Printer, KY	6.5 km away
41636 Hi Hat, KY	8.6 km away
41651 Minnie, KY	8.8 km away
41619 Drift, KY	9.1 km away
41604 Beaver, KY	9.1 km away
41635 Harold, KY	9.2 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 County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	9.39 sq mi
Population density	131 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude	37.4576, -82.6645

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.