ZIP 40855 · Lynch
Who lives in ZIP code 40855 (Lynch, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Lynch, KY · Harlan County
uszips 2026
People744
Median age47.1
Household income$29,891
Home value—
Median rent$889/mo
Poverty34.9%
College degree+9.8%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 19 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 288
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.9% are 65 or older; 76.2% are adults.
Household income
10.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $17,935.
Education (adults 25+)
54.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.6%
- Never married
- 22.7%
- Divorced
- 17.5%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 35.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.1%
- Rent burden
- 41.1%
- Men / women
- 42% / 59%
Work
- In labor force
- 41.5%
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
- Self-employed
- 12.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 8.1%
- With a disability
- 34.4%
- No health insurance
- 4.3%
- Limited English
- 2.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.