ZIP Code 41817 — Pippa Passes city, KY Demographics & Data

ZIP code 41817 covers Pippa Passes, KY in Knott County with a population of about 331.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 28.1 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

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

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 12.4%; unemployment rate near 6.5%; 15.5% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 18.2 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Public administration, and Mining; a mean commute of about 144.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $60,000 — about 83% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 76.7% (about 11.3 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 41817 in Pippa Passes, KY, a household would need roughly $17,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $385. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Pippa Passes city, KY as Relatively Low (composite score 52.1), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (74.1) and flood (73.1). 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 Pippa Passes city, KY show little to no average snow and around 50.5 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 12 for ZIP 41817 (Pippa Passes city, 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.