What city is 41240 in?

41240 is a Paintsville, KY mailing address. By land area, 14% lies inside Paintsville; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 41240?

About 6,408 people (±690), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 6,279.

What is the median household income in 41240?

$38,041 (±$10,174), compared with $63,726 for Kentucky as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 41240?

7 USPS carrier routes with 2,846 residential and 359 business mailboxes (3,206 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 41240?

The closest, measured center to center: 41260 (1.7 mi), 41268 (2.2 mi, West Van Lear), 41234 (2.4 mi), 41263 (2.7 mi), 41271 (3.3 mi) and 41274 (3.4 mi).

41240 ZIP Code, Paintsville, KY

41240 is a ZIP code in Paintsville, Kentucky in Johnson County. It covers 37 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 41260, 41268 and 41234. 6,408 people live here in 2,732 households. With about 174 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (54% own). Median household income is $38,041, well below the Kentucky median of $63,726; the median age is 48.2, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Paintsville, KY
County: Johnson County
Land area: 37 sq mi
Population: 6,408
Median household income: $38,041
Carrier routes: 7 (2,846 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	6,408
Households	2,732
Median household income	$38,041
Income per person	$25,631
Median age	48.2
Homeowners	53.7%
Median home value	$148,000
Median rent	$673
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%
Average commute (minutes)	19
Households with kids under 18	27.4%
Moved in the past year	16.5%
Below the poverty line	26.3%
Broadband internet	90.7%
Speak a non-English language at home	2.3%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	9.4%
$10–15K	15.2%
$15–25K	8.6%
$25–35K	14.8%
$35–50K	11.4%
$50–75K	13.6%
$75–100K	7.8%
$100–150K	13.8%
$150–200K	3.7%
$200K+	1.6%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	10.4%
10–19	10.9%
20–24	6.3%
25–34	6.8%
35–44	11.2%
45–54	15.7%
55–64	17.6%
65–74	11.5%
75+	9.7%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	15.5%
Owned outright	28.3%
Rented	37.3%
Vacant	18.9%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	54.9%
Townhome	1.3%
2–4 units	10.3%
5–19 units	12.2%
20+ units	7.2%
Mobile / other	14.1%

Businesses in 41240

234 business establishments with 2,885 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 59
Health Care and Social Assistance: 37
Accommodation and Food Services: 30
Finance and Insurance: 23
Other Services (except Public Administration): 22
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 17
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 13
Construction: 6

EDDM carrier routes

41240 has 7 USPS carrier routes with 2,846 residential and 359 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 41240

41240 has 7 USPS carrier routes (3 city (C), 4 highway contract (H)) with 2,846 residential and 359 business mailboxes. Routes range from 117 homes (H077) to 794 homes (C002); the median route has 447 homes. The Census counted 2,732 households in 41240 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	3
250–499	1
500–749	2
750–999	1
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 159, 794 homes
Route C003 — USPS business mailboxes 94, 188 homes
Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 91, 509 homes
Route H082 — USPS business mailboxes 11, 626 homes
Route H070 — USPS business mailboxes 2, 447 homes

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Every carrier route in 41240

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	509	91	$100,039	—	—	—
C002	City	794	159	$75,763	—	—	—
C003	City	188	94	$28,588	—	—	—
H070	Highway contract	447	2	$100,039	—	—	—
H075	Highway contract	165	0	$56,100	—	—	—
H077	Highway contract	117	2	$33,239	—	—	—
H082	Highway contract	626	11	$71,769	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 41240 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

41260 (1.7 mi)
41268 — West Van Lear CDP, KY (2.2 mi)
41234 (2.4 mi)
41263 (2.7 mi)
41271 (3.3 mi)
41274 (3.4 mi)
41256 — Paintsville city, KY (5 mi)
41602 — Auxier CDP, KY (5.4 mi)

Areas that include 41240

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 41240, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 41240 in?: 41240 is a Paintsville, KY mailing address. By land area, 14% lies inside Paintsville; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 41240 in?: 41240 is in Johnson County.
What is the population of 41240?: About 6,408 people (±690), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 6,279.
What is the median household income in 41240?: $38,041 (±$10,174), compared with $63,726 for Kentucky as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 41240?: 7 USPS carrier routes with 2,846 residential and 359 business mailboxes (3,206 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 41240?: The closest, measured center to center: 41260 (1.7 mi), 41268 (2.2 mi, West Van Lear), 41234 (2.4 mi), 41263 (2.7 mi), 41271 (3.3 mi) and 41274 (3.4 mi).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.