Lejunior, KY · standard
ZIP Code 40849
Harlan County, Kentucky - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 352
- 134/sq mi
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
ZIP code 40849 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Lejunior, Harlan County, Kentucky, home to just 352 residents across 2.6 square miles, a density of 134 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 40849, but per-capita income is -. Local economic indicators show a 11.8% poverty rate alongside - unemployment. Median home value sits at -, median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 100.0%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 79.9, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 10 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 40849, plus 6 more within Harlan County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 40849, Lejunior, KY · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
352
Population
2.6
Area (sq mi)
134
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 40849?
79.9
Median Age
44.1%
Male
55.9%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
11.8%
Poverty Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
19
Total Housing Units
19
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
1.79
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 40849 vs 40828 →
ZIP 40849 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 40828
Evarts (40828)
3,965 residents
- 24282 727
Saint Charles (24282)
727 residents
- 40801 531
Ages Brookside (40801)
531 residents
- 40927 482
Closplint (40927)
482 residents
- 40865 410
Putney (40865)
410 residents
- 41819 392
Gordon (41819)
392 residents
- 40849 352
Lejunior (40849)
352 residents
- 41735 295
Delphia (41735)
295 residents
- 40870 279
Totz (40870)
279 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 40849 ranks #7 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40828 | Evarts, KY | 3,965 | 1.5 mi |
| 40870 | Totz, KY | 279 | 2.2 mi |
| 40847 | Kenvir, KY | 261 | 3.7 mi |
| 40865 | Putney, KY | 410 | 4.7 mi |
| 40927 | Closplint, KY | 482 | 5.3 mi |
| 40801 | Ages Brookside, KY | 531 | 6.7 mi |
| 41819 | Gordon, KY | 392 | 7.3 mi |
| 24282 | Saint Charles, VA | 727 | 6.6 mi |
| 41735 | Delphia, KY | 295 | 8.7 mi |
| 40808 | Big Laurel, KY | 99 | 8.1 mi |
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