PlainZIP

Van Lear, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Van Lear, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,857. 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 VAN-LEAR-KY · Van Lear, KY 1 ZIPs · 1,857 pop · #24429/25278 · Johnson County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $35,833
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24429/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Paintsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,857
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $157,400

Nearest income peer: Paintsville, KY (+ $2,208 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 Van Lear

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

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.

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Van Lear, 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
1,857
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$35,833
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 ($35,833 average) · poverty 18.0%. The primary code (41265) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Kentucky, Jenkins is the closest lower-income city and Martin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Van Lear.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 41265, is all of Van Lear

There is no split to weigh here: 41265 holds every one of Van Lear's 1,857 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 Van Lear

Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 16 employees , annual payroll $458k (~3 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 41265 (5 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Van Lear, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Johnson County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Van Lear. See the Johnson County roll-up →

Every one of the 9 cities sharing Johnson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Van Lear, Paintsville, Hagerhill and Staffordsville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Meally marks the far end of that range at $70,288, 96% above Van Lear.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
41265 1,857 $35,833 5 24
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Van Lear 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 Van Lear, .