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41804 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 41804 covers Blackey, Kentucky, with a median household income of $80,705.

Median household income
$80,7051.3× the Kentucky median
Poverty rate
9.4%3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$59,068down 52.6% in five years
Degree or higher
9.2%25.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
90.8%25.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 41804 is

Blackey, 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 households72.7%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)98%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Veterans0.3%
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$80,705
Income per person$21,751
Poverty rate9.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.2%
$10–15k7.6%
$15–20k6.6%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k8.1%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.5%
$45–50k5.5%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k5.0%
$75–100k48.0%
$100–125k2.6%
$125–150k10.5%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed240
Mean adjusted gross income$49,100
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$54,800
Owner-occupied90.8%
Vacant homes9.1%
Median year built1949

What the homes are

Detached house97.4%
2 to 4 units1.2%
Mobile home1.4%
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$59,068as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 32.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 52.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsdown 44.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$124,718$59,068

$105,772 in 2016 to $59,068 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate28.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%
High school diploma or higher82%
Works from home6.2%
Drives to work alone69.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more55.3%
Health

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

Colorectal screening67.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist56.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use70% 5.9 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 lost26.9% 13.9 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 84.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss77.6 out of 100
Community resilience6.5 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 flooding97.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire90.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind70.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail69.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave67.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche60.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake46Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane43.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado42.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning23.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm7.6Very 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$80,705$62,417$78,538
Income per person$21,751$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate9.4%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$54,800$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership90.8%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%27%35%
Unemployment rate28.6%4.8%5.2%
Works from home6.2%9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US0%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 stationSKYLINE 1 SE, KY US7.5 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%.

Letcher 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability2.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

41832 Letcher, KY3.6 km away
41826 Jeremiah, KY6.4 km away
41848 Roxana, KY7 km away
41731 Cornettsville, KY7.6 km away
41821 Hallie, KY8 km away
41773 Vicco, KY8.1 km away
41847 Redfox, KY8.4 km away
41845 Premium, KY8.8 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.

Letcher County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area11.81 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.1551, -82.9956

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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