Seco, KY · standard
ZIP Code 41849
Letcher County, Kentucky - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 193
- 73/sq mi
- $65,221
- Median income
- $65,000
- Median home value
- 53.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Seco pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 39th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 2nd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 73
- people per sq mi
- 87%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 41849 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 41849 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Seco, Letcher County, Kentucky, home to just 193 residents across 2.6 square miles, a density of 73 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 41849 reports a modest median household income of $65,221 (9% above the average Kentucky ZIP), while per-capita income is $33,659. The poverty rate is 21.3%, 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 $65,000 (59% below the average Kentucky ZIP); owner occupancy is 86.7%.
This is a highly-educated ZIP: 53.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 62.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 10 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Letcher County, so 41849 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 41849, Seco, 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
193
Population
2.6
Area (sq mi)
73
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 41849?
62.5
Median Age
26.7%
Male
73.3%
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?
$65,221
Median Household Income
+9% vs state ZIP avg
$33,659
Per Capita Income
21.3%
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
45housing units
45
Total Housing Units
45
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
1.67
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$65,000
Median Home Value
-59% vs state ZIP avg
1985
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 41849 vs 41838 →
ZIP 41849 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
- 41837 1,284
Mayking (41837)
1,284 residents
- 41840 1,111
Neon (41840)
1,111 residents
- 41815 802
Ermine (41815)
802 residents
- 41835 790
Mc Roberts (41835)
790 residents
- 41855 696
Thornton (41855)
696 residents
- 41838 548
Millstone (41838)
548 residents
- 41825 548
Jackhorn (41825)
548 residents
- 41810 502
Cromona (41810)
502 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 41849 ranks #0 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 41849 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 41849
Seco (41849)
$65,221 median income
- 41855
Thornton (41855)
$59,132 median income
- 41840
Neon (41840)
$58,428 median income
- 41825
Jackhorn (41825)
$51,750 median income
- 41858
Whitesburg (41858)
$45,933 median income
- 41838
Millstone (41838)
$42,962 median income
- 41837
Mayking (41837)
$41,652 median income
- 41815 $24,706
Ermine (41815)
$24,706 median income
- 41835 $24,286
Mc Roberts (41835)
$24,286 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 41849 ranks the highest of 9 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41838 | Millstone, KY | 548 | 1.8 mi |
| 41840 | Neon, KY | 1,111 | 1.9 mi |
| 41837 | Mayking, KY | 1,284 | 3.4 mi |
| 41855 | Thornton, KY | 696 | 3.0 mi |
| 41810 | Cromona, KY | 502 | 3.4 mi |
| 41815 | Ermine, KY | 802 | 3.6 mi |
| 41825 | Jackhorn, KY | 548 | 4.1 mi |
| 41812 | Deane, KY | 230 | 5.1 mi |
| 41835 | Mc Roberts, KY | 790 | 4.4 mi |
| 41858 | Whitesburg, KY | 8,064 | 7.1 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 41849, both outside KY so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.