Residential delivery area · Kentucky
ZIP Code 40988: Stoney Fork, KY
ZIP code 40988 uses the postal name Stoney Fork, Kentucky and lies mostly in Bell County (95% of its land) with the rest in Harlan County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 520 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $38,125 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Stoney Fork · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Bell County (95%); Harlan County (5%)
- Micro area
- Middlesborough, KY
- House district
- KY-5 119th Congress
- State
- Kentucky
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 23.6 sq mi · 22 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 40988?
40988 centers on 36.870°, -83.523° and covers 23.6 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 40902, 40913, 40958, 40845, 40819, 40874, 40810.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 40988, 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 40988 compare with the rest of Bell County?
| Measure | 40988 | In Bell County | In KY |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 519 | 7th of 11 | 584th of 780 |
| Median household income | $38k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
40988's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (519). 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 27% 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 40988?
The 2020 Census counted 470 people in 40988; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 519. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 519±252 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 470
- Households
- 179
- Median age
- 35.0
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 40988?
Of the 519 people the ACS estimates in 40988, 23.9% are under 18 and 6.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (96.9%).
- Under 1823.9%
- 18 to 6469.2%
- 65 and older6.9%
- White, not Hispanic96.9%
- Other or two or more2.1%
- Black, not Hispanic1.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
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 40988 earn?
Median household income is $38,125 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $38,125±$14,175
- Income per person
- $16,840
- Below the poverty line
- 19.8%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 8.6%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 13.7%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $33,600150 returns; wages 84% of AGI (IRS)
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 40988?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 98.3%
- Housing units
- 201
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 40988?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40902 | Arjay | 558 | – | 4.4 mi |
| 40913 | Beverly | 276 | $51k | 5.0 mi |
| 40958 | Kettle Island | 547 | $49k | 5.8 mi |
| 40845 | Hulen | 580 | $24k | 6.0 mi |
| 40819 | Coldiron | 808 | $32k | 6.5 mi |
| 40874 | Warbranch | 57 | – | 8.7 mi |
| 40810 | Bledsoe | 1,323 | $40k | 14.1 mi |
| 40840 | Helton | 355 | – | 7.7 mi (near) |
| 40873 | Wallins Creek | 2,167 | $33k | 7.9 mi (near) |
| 40997 | Walker | 404 | – | 7.9 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.