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41740 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 41740 covers Emmalena, Kentucky, with a population of about 1,056 and a median household income of $88,446.

Population
1,05661 per square mile
Median age
40.21.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$88,4461.4× the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
21%8.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$87,817down 6.9% in five years
Degree or higher
23.7%11.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
94.7%29.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
17

Where 41740 is

Emmalena, 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

Population1,056
Median age40.2
Family households94.7%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.9%
White (non-Hispanic)99.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.9%
Veterans4.1%
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$88,446
Income per person$24,306
Poverty rate21%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k8.8%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k11.9%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k5.6%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k9.1%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k32.6%
$100–125k9.1%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k15.4%
$200k or more2.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed260
Mean adjusted gross income$60,369
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k34.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied94.7%
Vacant homes21.7%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house67.9%
Mobile home32.1%
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$87,817as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 21.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 6.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 23.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$111,876$68,410

$71,286 in 2016 to $87,817 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate18.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%
High school diploma or higher74.3%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone96.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.7%
Health

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

Colorectal screening61.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist49.3% 12 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use63.4% 12.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost37.8% 24.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments17
People employed131
Annual payroll$3,898,000
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 83.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss70.5 out of 100
Community resilience1.5 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.

Landslide98.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire90.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave68.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning63.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche45.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane44.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado41.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake36.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm12.8Very 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$88,446$62,417$78,538
Income per person$24,306$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate21%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership94.7%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%27%35%
Unemployment rate18.7%4.8%5.2%
Works from home0%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age40.239.138.7
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 stationSKYLINE 1 SE, KY US29.6 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year17 in

Average high and low by month

January45.3°F / 25.7°F3.74 in rain, 5.3 in snow
February49.4°F / 28.8°F3.88 in rain, 4.2 in snow
March58.7°F / 33.4°F4.8 in rain, 3.1 in snow
April69.7°F / 41.6°F4.51 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May76.6°F / 51.9°F4.82 in rain
June82.6°F / 60°F4.44 in rain
July85.6°F / 64.1°F5.71 in rain
August84.6°F / 64.2°F4.16 in rain
September78.6°F / 57.4°F3.26 in rain
October69.7°F / 45.8°F2.87 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November58.8°F / 33.6°F3.22 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December49°F / 29.4°F4.46 in rain, 3.6 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 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%.

Knott 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 vulnerability75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Household characteristics84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Walkability3.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

41725 Carrie, KY2.4 km away
41822 Hindman, KY6.1 km away
41743 Fisty, KY6.2 km away
41772 Vest, KY7 km away
41739 Dwarf, KY7.4 km away
41831 Leburn, KY9 km away
41712 Ary, KY9.6 km away
41722 Bulan, KY10.4 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.

Knott County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area17.3 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq mi
Population density61 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.3499, -83.0471

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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