Lost Creek, KY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lost Creek, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,219. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet LOST-CREEK-KY · Lost Creek, KY 1 ZIPs · 1,219 pop · #24529/25278 · Breathitt County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $34,732
- RANK-BOTTOM #24529/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jackson
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 72% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,219
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $20,200
Nearest income peer: Jackson, KY (+ $32 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 Lost Creek
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lost Creek on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Clayhole · lowest
Clayhole · lowest
$18,906 median HH income
- Lost Creek · this city
Lost Creek · this city
$34,732 median HH income
- Jackson · highest
Jackson · highest
$34,764 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lost Creek, 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.
- 3rd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,219
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $34,732
- 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 ($34,732 average) · poverty 42.4%. The primary code (41348) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lost Creek as a pure owner town.
Within Kentucky, Columbus is the closest lower-income city and Jackson the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lost Creek.
Population concentration
Lost Creek reads through its lone ZIP, 41348
1,219 ACS residents, one ZIP: 41348 is not the leading code inside Lost Creek, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Lost Creek
Citywide ZBP: 7 establishments, 29 employees , annual payroll $1,457k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 41348 (7 units) .
ZIP Codes in Lost Creek, KY
These ZIP codes sit in Breathitt County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lost Creek. See the Breathitt County roll-up →
No other city sharing Breathitt County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lost Creek. Clayhole sits below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Clayhole marks the far end of that range at $18,906, 46% below Lost Creek.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41348 | 1,219 | $34,732 | 7 | 12 |
Lost Creek 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 Lost Creek, .