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Whitesburg, KY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Whitesburg, KY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,064. 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 WHITESBURG-KY · Whitesburg, KY 1 ZIPs · 8,064 pop · #22895/25278 · Letcher County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $45,933
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22895/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Millstone
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,064
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $90,400

Nearest income peer: Millstone, KY ( $2,971 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 Whitesburg

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

9th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,064
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$45,933
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 ($45,933 average) · poverty 33.0%. The primary code (41858) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Whitesburg as a pure owner town.

Within Kentucky, Union Star is the closest lower-income city and Varney the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Whitesburg.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 41858, is all of Whitesburg

There is no split to weigh here: 41858 holds every one of Whitesburg's 8,064 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Whitesburg's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 156 establishments, 2,148 employees , annual payroll $96,455k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 41858 (156 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (32) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Whitesburg, KY

These ZIP codes sit in Letcher County, which covers 24 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Whitesburg. See the Letcher County roll-up →

Whitesburg sits in the upper half of Letcher County on income: Jenkins, Mayking and Ermine report less, while Neon, Jeremiah and Thornton report more. Mc Roberts marks the far end of that range at $24,286, 47% below Whitesburg.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
41858 8,064 $45,933 156 35
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Whitesburg 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 Whitesburg, .