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Harlan, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Harlan, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,150. 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 HARLAN-KY · Harlan, KY 1 ZIPs · 5,150 pop · #24469/25278 · Harlan County

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

  • INC-LOW $35,404
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24469/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cumberland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 57% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,150
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $89,100

Nearest income peer: Cumberland, KY ( $2 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 Harlan

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Harlan 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, Harlan, 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.

3rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,150
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$35,404
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 ($35,404 average) · poverty 26.1%. The primary code (40831) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (56.7%) for this income tier, rent $620 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Kentucky, Cumberland is the closest lower-income city and Orlando the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Harlan.

Population concentration

Harlan's single ZIP 40831 carries the town

Harlan is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 40831 is the entire residential footprint (5,150 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Harlan's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 186 establishments, 2,771 employees , annual payroll $107,305k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40831 (186 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (38) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Harlan, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Harlan County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Harlan. See the Harlan County roll-up →

Harlan sits in the lower half of Harlan County on income: Evarts, Baxter and Bledsoe report more, Wallins Creek, Lynch and Coldiron report less. Cawood marks the far end of that range at $68,155, 93% above Harlan.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
40831 5,150 $35,404 186 39
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Harlan 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 Harlan, .