Lynch, KY
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lynch, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 860. 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 LYNCH-KY · Lynch, KY 1 ZIPs · 860 pop · #24835/25278 · Harlan County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $29,891
- RANK-BOTTOM #24835/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Coldiron
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 69% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 860
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $57,500
Nearest income peer: Coldiron, KY (+ $1,908 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 Lynch
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lynch on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Lynch · this city · lowest
Lynch · this city · lowest
$29,891 median HH income
- Coldiron · near
Coldiron · near
$31,799 median HH income
- Wallins Creek · near
Wallins Creek · near
$33,359 median HH income
- Cumberland · near
Cumberland · near
$35,402 median HH income
- Harlan · near
Harlan · near
$35,404 median HH income
- Cawood · highest
Cawood · highest
$68,155 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, Lynch, 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.
- 2nd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 860
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $29,891
- 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 ($29,891 average) · poverty 34.9%. The primary code (40855) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lynch as a pure owner town.
Within Kentucky, Williamsport is the closest lower-income city and Yeaddiss the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lynch.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 40855, is all of Lynch
There is no split to weigh here: 40855 holds every one of Lynch's 860 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Lynch
Citywide ZBP: 8 establishments, 12 employees , annual payroll $257k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 40855 (8 units) .
ZIP Codes in Lynch, KY
These ZIP codes sit in Harlan County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lynch. See the Harlan County roll-up →
Every one of the 10 cities sharing Harlan County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lynch, Harlan, Cumberland and Evarts among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Cawood marks the far end of that range at $68,155, 128% above Lynch.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40855 | 860 | $29,891 | 8 | 24 |
Lynch 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 Lynch, .