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 High-density area
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher Below-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Lejunior has 352 residents, placing it in the 14th percentile of the 33,099 US ZIP codes with a reported population, at 134 people per square mile.
Source: USPS ZIP record + U.S. Census Bureau ZIP population. Rank compares ZIP 40849 against every US ZIP with a reported population; income/home-value percentiles are not available for this ZIP.
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 -. The poverty rate is 11.8%; those measures add context to the income figure. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
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 -. The page also surfaces 10 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Harlan County, so 40849 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
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?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
19housing units
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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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 40849 in?
ZIP code 40849 (Lejunior) is located in Harlan County, Kentucky. Harlan County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/harlan-ky.
What is the population of ZIP code 40849?
ZIP code 40849 in Lejunior, KY has a population of 352 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 40849?
The largest racial group in ZIP 40849 is White at 100.0%.
What is the poverty rate in ZIP code 40849?
The poverty rate in ZIP code 40849 is 11.8% according to Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. This measures the percentage of the population living below the federal poverty threshold.
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