Postal Codes

41861 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 41861 covers Raven, Kentucky, with a population of about 288.

Population
28829 per square mile
Poverty rate
55.2%42.8 points above the US average
Median home value
$32,50083% below the Kentucky median
Degree or higher
15.5%19.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.6%17.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 41861 is

Raven, 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

Population288
Family households68.6%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)97.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans7.1%
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

Income per person$15,296
Poverty rate55.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance26.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.1%
$10–15k9.9%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k29.8%
$25–30k5.0%
$30–35k9.1%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k18.2%
$60–75k1.7%
$75–100k7.4%
$100–125k5.8%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$32,500
Owner-occupied82.6%
Vacant homes20.9%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house40.5%
Mobile home59.5%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate38.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%
High school diploma or higher88.7%
Works from home44.1%
Drives to work alone14.7%
Takes public transport0%
Health

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

Colorectal screening56.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist53.1% 8.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use68.8% 7.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours41% 4.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost34.3% 21.3 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 83.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss62.7 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.

Landslide98Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire90.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather83.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind77Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail67.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave65.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche47.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane44Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado36.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave36Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake30.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm10.1Very 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$62,417$78,538
Income per person$15,296$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate55.2%16.1%12.4%
Median home value$32,500$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership82.6%68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%27%35%
Unemployment rate38.2%4.8%5.2%
Works from home44.1%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 stationPRESTONSBURG 3WSW, KY US27.9 km away

Average high and low by month

January43.5°F / 22.9°F
February47.8°F / 25.6°F
March57.3°F / 31°F
April69.5°F / 39.5°F
May76°F / 51.2°F
June82.5°F / 59.9°F
July85.8°F / 64.4°F
August84.9°F / 62.9°F
September79.1°F / 56.5°F
October67.9°F / 43.7°F
November57°F / 32.1°F
December47.3°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 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 vulnerability56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability2.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

41859 Dema, KY3.8 km away
41666 Wayland, KY4.2 km away
41862 Topmost, KY6.9 km away
41839 Mousie, KY7.4 km away
41643 Lackey, KY7.4 km away
41844 Pippa Passes, KY7.5 km away
41651 Minnie, KY7.8 km away
41630 Garrett, KY8.4 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 area9.84 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density29 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.4043, -82.8261

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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