Residential delivery area · Kentucky
ZIP Code 40997: Walker, KY
ZIP code 40997 uses the postal name Walker, Kentucky and lies entirely in Knox County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 400 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Walker · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Knox County
- Micro area
- Corbin, KY
- House district
- KY-5 119th Congress
- State
- Kentucky
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 25.7 sq mi · 16 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 40997?
40997 centers on 36.895°, -83.662° and covers 25.7 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 40982, 40902, 40935, 40939.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 40997, 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 40997 compare with the rest of Knox County?
| Measure | 40997 | In Knox County | In KY |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 404 | 14th of 18 | 618th of 780 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $64k | not ranked | not ranked |
40997's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (404). 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 22% 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 40997?
The 2020 Census counted 300 people in 40997; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 404. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 404±233 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 300
- Households
- 197
- Median age
- 30.3
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 40997?
Of the 404 people the ACS estimates in 40997, 28.5% are under 18 and 14.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 1828.5%
- 18 to 6457.2%
- 65 and older14.4%
- 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 are homes worth in 40997?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $64,100
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 91.9%
- Housing units
- 234
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 40997?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40982 | Scalf | 168 | $16k | 3.0 mi |
| 40902 | Arjay | 558 | – | 4.0 mi |
| 40935 | Flat Lick | 1,748 | $23k | 6.7 mi |
| 40939 | Fourmile | 165 | – | 6.7 mi |
| 40913 | Beverly | 276 | $51k | 6.4 mi (near) |
| 40958 | Kettle Island | 547 | $49k | 6.9 mi (near) |
| 40988 | Stoney Fork | 519 | $38k | 7.9 mi (near) |
| 40953 | Hinkle | 454 | $16k | 8.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.