ZIP Code 40847 — Kenvir CDP, KY Demographics & Data

ZIP code 40847 covers Kenvir, KY in Harlan County with a population of about 97.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 39.9 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 606; U.S. House district KY-5; the KNOXVILLE media market.

Median household income in ZIP 40847 is about $2,499 — about 97% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 70.1%; unemployment rate near 0.0%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Retail trade and Food services; a mean commute of about 30.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 72.3% (about 6.9 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Kenvir CDP, KY as Relatively Low (composite score 65.7), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (79.9) and wildfire (69.8). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Kenvir CDP, KY show little to no average snow and around 52.2 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 4 for ZIP 40847 (Kenvir CDP, KY) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.