Flat Lick, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Flat Lick, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,699. 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 FLAT-LICK-KY · Flat Lick, KY 1 ZIPs · 2,699 pop · #25106/25278 · Knox County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $23,157
  • RANK-BOTTOM #25106/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Barbourville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 65% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,699
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $41,700

Nearest income peer: Barbourville, KY (+ $218 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 Flat Lick

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Flat Lick 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, Flat Lick, KY sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

1st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,699
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$23,157
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 ($23,157 average) · poverty 71.6%. The primary code (40935) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Flat Lick as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Mouthcard is the closest lower-income city and Barbourville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Flat Lick.

Population concentration

Flat Lick's single ZIP 40935 carries the town

Flat Lick is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 40935 is the entire residential footprint (2,699 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 Flat Lick

Citywide ZBP: 12 establishments, 43 employees , annual payroll $1,401k (~4 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40935 (12 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (6) .

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ZIP Codes in Flat Lick, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Knox County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Flat Lick. See the Knox County roll-up →

Flat Lick sits in the lower half of Knox County on income: Gray, Bimble and Heidrick report more, Hinkle and Scalf report less. Girdler marks the far end of that range at $67,143, 190% above Flat Lick.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
40935 2,699 $23,157 12 14

Flat Lick 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 Flat Lick, .