Postal Codes

41701 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 41701 covers Hazard, Kentucky, with a population of about 16,646 and a median household income of $39,427.

Population
16,646119 per square mile
Median age
39.60.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$39,42737% below the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
26.7%14.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$108,654up 21.3% in five years
Median rent
$80214% below the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
18.3%16.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
61.7%3.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
452

Where 41701 is

Hazard, 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

Population16,646
Median age39.6
Family households68.4%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.4%
White (non-Hispanic)93.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Hispanic or Latino0.5%
Veterans4.8%
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

Median household income$39,427
Income per person$31,774
Poverty rate26.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance28.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.6%
$10–15k9.5%
$15–20k4.3%
$20–25k5.7%
$25–30k7.3%
$30–35k10.0%
$35–40k5.2%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k6.0%
$60–75k9.2%
$75–100k11.8%
$100–125k2.7%
$125–150k6.8%
$150–200k5.5%
$200k or more3.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,390
Mean adjusted gross income$64,064
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.6%
Returns, under $25k35.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.1%
Returns, $200k or more3.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$107,500
Median gross rent$802
Rent as a share of household income31.3%
Owner-occupied61.7%
Vacant homes15.5%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house62.6%
Attached house1.1%
2 to 4 units6.9%
5 to 19 units6.3%
20 or more units1.5%
Mobile home21.6%
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$108,654as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 7.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 49.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$116,969$58,171

$74,538 in 2005 to $108,654 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%
High school diploma or higher81.1%
Works from home8.3%
Drives to work alone70.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.9%
Health

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

Colorectal screening60.3% 4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist51% 10.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use69.9% 6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost24.3% 11.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments452
People employed7,661
Annual payroll$362,637,000
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 83% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss80.4 out of 100
Community resilience23.6 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.

Landslide97.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding96.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire90.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail72.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning70.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave69.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado49.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake43.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche43.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave37.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm10.7Very 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$39,427$62,417$78,538
Income per person$31,774$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate26.7%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$107,500$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$802$933$1,348
Homeownership61.7%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%27%35%
Unemployment rate6.8%4.8%5.2%
Works from home8.3%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%4.4%13.9%
Median age39.639.138.7
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 stationBUCKHORN LAKE, KY US25.2 km away
Rain in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January43.9°F / 24.5°F4.01 in rain
February49°F / 26.5°F3.87 in rain
March58.6°F / 32.3°F4.77 in rain
April70.3°F / 41.1°F4.47 in rain
May77.6°F / 52.3°F5.01 in rain
June84.3°F / 60.5°F4.97 in rain
July87°F / 65°F5.31 in rain
August85.1°F / 64.3°F4.41 in rain
September80.4°F / 57.6°F3.34 in rain
October70.2°F / 44.8°F3.26 in rain
November58.4°F / 33.9°F3.32 in rain
December48.6°F / 27.5°F4.74 in rain
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 supermarket74% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Perry County School District73.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Knott County School District21.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Hazard Independent School District5.3% 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 vulnerability53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

41722 Bulan, KY3.6 km away
41729 Combs, KY4.4 km away
41702 Hazard, KY5.4 km away
41719 Bonnyman, KY5.6 km away
41739 Dwarf, KY7.1 km away
41712 Ary, KY8 km away
41743 Fisty, KY9 km away
41736 Dice, KY9.7 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.

Perry County78.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Knott County21.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area140.43 sq mi
Water area0.8 sq mi
Population density119 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.2983, -83.1912

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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