Premium, KY · standard
ZIP Code 41845
Letcher County, Kentucky - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 293
- 24/sq mi
- $96,500
- Median home value
- 21.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Premium pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 9th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 24
- people per sq mi
- 89%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 41845 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 41845 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Premium, Letcher County, Kentucky, home to just 293 residents across 12.4 square miles, a density of 24 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 41845, but per-capita income is $24,925. The poverty rate is 47.1%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $96,500 (39% below the average Kentucky ZIP); owner occupancy is 89.2%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 21.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 68.8, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 10 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Letcher County, so 41845 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 41845, Premium, 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
293
Population
12.4
Area (sq mi)
24
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 41845?
68.8
Median Age
39.7%
Male
60.3%
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?
$24,925
Per Capita Income
47.1%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment 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
211housing units
211
Total Housing Units
130
Occupied Units
81
Vacant Units
1.34
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$96,500
Median Home Value
-39% vs state ZIP avg
1993
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 41845 vs 41826 →
ZIP 41845 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 41858
Whitesburg (41858)
8,064 residents
- 41824 1,072
Isom (41824)
1,072 residents
- 41826 978
Jeremiah (41826)
978 residents
- 41815 802
Ermine (41815)
802 residents
- 41836 798
Mallie (41836)
798 residents
- 41804 720
Blackey (41804)
720 residents
- 41847 617
Redfox (41847)
617 residents
- 41821 537
Hallie (41821)
537 residents
- 41832 424
Letcher (41832)
424 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 41845 ranks #0 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41826 | Jeremiah, KY | 978 | 2.6 mi |
| 41832 | Letcher, KY | 424 | 2.4 mi |
| 41848 | Roxana, KY | 80 | 3.1 mi |
| 41858 | Whitesburg, KY | 8,064 | 3.7 mi |
| 41804 | Blackey, KY | 720 | 4.5 mi |
| 41824 | Isom, KY | 1,072 | 5.3 mi |
| 41847 | Redfox, KY | 617 | 5.8 mi |
| 41836 | Mallie, KY | 798 | 8.8 mi |
| 41815 | Ermine, KY | 802 | 7.0 mi |
| 41821 | Hallie, KY | 537 | 6.5 mi |