41746 ZIP Code — Happy, KY

ZIP code 41746 covers Happy, Kentucky, with a population of about 776.

Population: 776171 per square mile
Median age: 46.88.1 points above the US average
Poverty rate: 20%7.6 points above the US average
Degree or higher: 31.9%3.1 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: 6

Where 41746 is

Happy, 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	776
Median age	46.8
Family households	93.4%
Born outside the US	9.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home	18.5%
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)	18%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%
Veterans	18.2%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person	$23,774
Poverty rate	20%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	12.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	0.0%
$10–15k	8.6%
$15–20k	5.6%
$20–25k	0.0%
$25–30k	0.0%
$30–35k	13.3%
$35–40k	2.0%
$40–45k	3.7%
$45–50k	0.0%
$50–60k	17.9%
$60–75k	5.0%
$75–100k	5.3%
$100–125k	23.9%
$125–150k	14.6%
$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	190
Mean adjusted gross income	$45,779
Returns declaring $200,000 or more	0%
Returns, under $25k	36.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k	26.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k	15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k	21.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k	0.0%
Returns, $200k or more	0.0%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied	94.7%
Vacant homes	22.6%
Median year built	1994

What the homes are

Detached house	67.9%
Mobile home	32.1%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%
High school diploma or higher	88.7%
Works from home	0%
Drives to work alone	84.2%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	0%

Health

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

Colorectal screening	58.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	47.2% 14.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	62.5% 13.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	42.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	25.5% 12.5 pts above the national average of 13%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	6
People employed	20
Annual payroll	$967,000

Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall risk	Higher than 72.1% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss	63.6 out of 100
Community resilience	29.7 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	95.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	93.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	89.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	76.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	71Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	63.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	58.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	57.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche	44Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	38.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	36.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	35.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	23.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	4.3Very 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	$23,774	$34,960	$43,289
Poverty rate	20%	16.1%	12.4%
Median home value	—	$192,300	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$933	$1,348
Homeownership	94.7%	68.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	27%	35%
Unemployment rate	6%	4.8%	5.2%
Works from home	0%	9.1%	13.5%
Born outside the US	9.3%	4.4%	13.9%
Median age	46.8	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	SKYLINE 1 SE, KY US16.2 km away
Rain in a year	50 in
Snow in a year	17 in

Average high and low by month

January	45.3°F / 25.7°F3.74 in rain, 5.3 in snow
February	49.4°F / 28.8°F3.88 in rain, 4.2 in snow
March	58.7°F / 33.4°F4.8 in rain, 3.1 in snow
April	69.7°F / 41.6°F4.51 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May	76.6°F / 51.9°F4.82 in rain
June	82.6°F / 60°F4.44 in rain
July	85.6°F / 64.1°F5.71 in rain
August	84.6°F / 64.2°F4.16 in rain
September	78.6°F / 57.4°F3.26 in rain
October	69.7°F / 45.8°F2.87 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November	58.8°F / 33.6°F3.22 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December	49°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 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%.

Perry 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	77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Walkability	3.5 out of 20Least walkable

Nearby ZIP codes

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

41760 Scuddy, KY	1.7 km away
41773 Vicco, KY	2.5 km away
41759 Sassafras, KY	3.4 km away
41751 Jeff, KY	4.6 km away
41774 Viper, KY	7.2 km away
41731 Cornettsville, KY	8.6 km away
41702 Hazard, KY	10 km away
41804 Blackey, KY	10.5 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 County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	4.53 sq mi
Water area	0.03 sq mi
Population density	171 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude	37.2101, -83.0917

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.