What city is 42649 in?

42649 is a Strunk, KY mailing address. By land area, 1% lies inside Pine Knot; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 42649?

About 2,003 people (±423), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 2,179.

What is the median household income in 42649?

$38,382 (±$31,707), 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 42649?

1 USPS carrier routes with 685 residential and 5 business mailboxes (690 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 42649?

The closest, measured center to center: 42635 (3.5 mi, Pine Knot), 42638 (4.5 mi, Stearns), 37892 (5.8 mi, Winfield), 42631 (8.7 mi), 37841 (10.8 mi, Oneida) and 42653 (11 mi, Whitley City).

42649 ZIP Code, Strunk, KY

42649 is a ZIP code in Strunk, Kentucky in McCreary County. It covers 73 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 42635, 42638 and 37892. 2,003 people live here in 834 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (77%). Median household income is $38,382, well below the Kentucky median of $63,726; 40% of households have children under 18.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Strunk, KY
County: McCreary County
Land area: 73 sq mi
Population: 2,003
Median household income: $38,382
Carrier routes: 1 (685 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	2,003
Households	834
Median household income	$38,382
Income per person	$15,592
Median age	37.3
Homeowners	76.5%
Median home value	$98,200
Median rent	$443
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%
Average commute (minutes)	31.2
Households with kids under 18	40.4%
Moved in the past year	5.2%
Below the poverty line	34.6%
Broadband internet	85.1%
Speak a non-English language at home	0.0%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	27.0%
$10–15K	14.6%
$15–25K	1.7%
$25–35K	6.0%
$35–50K	19.7%
$50–75K	17.6%
$75–100K	7.3%
$100–150K	5.3%
$150–200K	0.8%
$200K+	0.0%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	15.4%
10–19	14.3%
20–24	7.6%
25–34	10.4%
35–44	11.3%
45–54	18.8%
55–64	8.1%
65–74	5.5%
75+	8.4%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	42.0%
Owned outright	26.0%
Rented	20.9%
Vacant	11.2%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	62.1%
Townhome	0.0%
2–4 units	1.8%
5–19 units	0.0%
20+ units	0.0%
Mobile / other	36.1%

Businesses in 42649

5 business establishments with 20 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

42649 has 1 USPS carrier routes with 685 residential and 5 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 42649

42649 has 1 USPS carrier routes (1 highway contract (H)) with 685 residential and 5 business mailboxes. Routes range from 685 homes (H083) to 685 homes (H083); the median route has 685 homes. The Census counted 834 households in 42649 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

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

Every carrier route in 42649

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
H083	Highway contract	685	5	$26,127	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 42649 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

42635 — Pine Knot CDP, KY (3.5 mi)
42638 — Stearns CDP, KY (4.5 mi)
37892 — Winfield town, TN (5.8 mi)
42631 (8.7 mi)
37841 — Oneida town, TN (10.8 mi)
42653 — Whitley City CDP, KY (11 mi)
37819 — Jellico city, TN (12.3 mi)
42647 — Stearns CDP, KY (12.4 mi)

Areas that include 42649

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 42649, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 42649 in?: 42649 is a Strunk, KY mailing address. By land area, 1% lies inside Pine Knot; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 42649 in?: 42649 is in McCreary County.
What is the population of 42649?: About 2,003 people (±423), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 2,179.
What is the median household income in 42649?: $38,382 (±$31,707), 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 42649?: 1 USPS carrier routes with 685 residential and 5 business mailboxes (690 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 42649?: The closest, measured center to center: 42635 (3.5 mi, Pine Knot), 42638 (4.5 mi, Stearns), 37892 (5.8 mi, Winfield), 42631 (8.7 mi), 37841 (10.8 mi, Oneida) and 42653 (11 mi, Whitley City).

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