Residential delivery area · Kentucky
ZIP Code 40830: Gulston, KY
ZIP code 40830 uses the postal name Gulston, Kentucky and lies entirely in Harlan County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 310 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $21,815 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Gulston · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Harlan County
- House district
- KY-5 119th Congress
- State
- Kentucky
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 0.4 sq mi · 850 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 40830?
40830 centers on 36.776°, -83.331° and covers 0.4 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 40964, 40831.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 40830, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 40830 compare with the rest of Harlan County?
| Measure | 40830 | In Harlan County | In KY |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 312 | 18th of 27 | 650th of 780 |
| Median household income | $22k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
40830's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (312). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 77% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 40830?
The 2020 Census counted 176 people in 40830; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 312. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 312±209 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 176
- Households
- 113
- Median age
- 37.3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 40830?
Of the 312 people the ACS estimates in 40830, 20.8% are under 18 and 38.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 1820.8%
- 18 to 6441.0%
- 65 and older38.1%
- White, not Hispanic100.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 40830 earn?
Median household income is $21,815 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $21,815±$12,972
- Income per person
- $8,435
- Below the poverty line
- 61.9%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 40830?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 148
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 40830?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40964 | Mary Alice | 101 | – | 0.6 mi |
| 40831 | Harlan | 4,789 | $35k | 1.1 mi |
| 40829 | Grays Knob | 62 | $56k | 2.1 mi (near) |
| 40824 | Dayhoit | 977 | $50k | 4.2 mi (near) |
| 40873 | Wallins Creek | 2,167 | $33k | 4.5 mi (near) |
| 40854 | Loyall | 675 | $55k | 5.1 mi (near) |
| 40815 | Cawood | 811 | $68k | 5.6 mi (near) |
| 40818 | Coalgood | 148 | – | 5.8 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.