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Elkhorn City, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elkhorn City, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,352. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ELKHORN-CITY-KY · Elkhorn City, KY 1 ZIPs · 5,352 pop · #24229/25278 · Pike County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $37,331
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24229/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Belfry
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,352
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $90,600

Nearest income peer: Belfry, KY (+ $2,214 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Elkhorn City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elkhorn City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Elkhorn City, KY sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

4th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,352
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$37,331
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($37,331 average) · poverty 31.9%. The primary code (41522) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elkhorn City as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Drakesboro is the closest lower-income city and Ashcamp the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elkhorn City.

Population concentration

Elkhorn City's single ZIP 41522 carries the town

Elkhorn City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 41522 is the entire residential footprint (5,352 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Elkhorn City

Citywide ZBP: 56 establishments, 392 employees , annual payroll $15,762k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 41522 (56 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (14) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Elkhorn City, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Pike County, which covers 36 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elkhorn City. See the Pike County roll-up →

Elkhorn City sits in the lower half of Pike County on income: Pikeville, Virgie and Belfry report more, Phyllis and Stopover report less. Freeburn marks the far end of that range at $73,419, 97% above Elkhorn City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
41522 5,352 $37,331 56 32
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Elkhorn City roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Elkhorn City, .