Roark, KY · standard
ZIP Code 40979
Leslie County, Kentucky - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 148
- 23/sq mi Moderate-density area
National ZIP placement
Roark has 148 residents, placing it in the 6th percentile of the 33,099 US ZIP codes with a reported population, at 23 people per square mile.
Source: USPS ZIP record + U.S. Census Bureau ZIP population. Rank compares ZIP 40979 against every US ZIP with a reported population; income/home-value percentiles are not available for this ZIP.
ZIP code 40979 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Roark, Leslie County, Kentucky, home to just 148 residents across 6.4 square miles, a density of 23 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 40979, but per-capita income is -. The ACS does not publish both hardship measures for this ZIP, so the income figures above should be read without inferring a full local economic picture. 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.
Education and household profile round out the picture: - of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is -, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 7 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Leslie County, so 40979 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 40979, Roark, 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
148
Population
6.4
Area (sq mi)
23
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 40979?
-
Median Age
-
Male
-
Female
-
Foreign-Born
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
0
Total Housing Units
0
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 40979 vs 40874 →
ZIP 40979 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 40868
Stinnett (40868)
1,100 residents
- 40827
Essie (40827)
674 residents
- 40874
Warbranch (40874)
504 residents
- 40914
Big Creek (40914)
467 residents
- 40858 397
Mozelle (40858)
397 residents
- 40840 312
Helton (40840)
312 residents
- 40913 171
Beverly (40913)
171 residents
- 40979 148
Roark (40979)
148 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 40979 ranks #8 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 40979 in?
ZIP code 40979 (Roark) is located in Leslie County, Kentucky. Leslie County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/leslie-ky.
What is the population of ZIP code 40979?
ZIP code 40979 in Roark, KY has a population of 148 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
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