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Payne Gap ZIP codes, Kentucky

No ZIP code is named for Payne Gap, KY; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 41537. Its area code is 606.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
440
Area code
606

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Payne Gap itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Jenkins (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Payne Gap in numbers

About 440 people live in Payne Gap, in 229 households. The median household income is $36,250 a year, 43% below the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median age is 48.8; 3.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (27.6% across Kentucky).

Population440Payne Gap440
Households229Payne Gap229
Median age48.8Payne Gap48.8Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$36,250Payne Gap$36,250Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher3.3%Payne Gap3.3%Kentucky27.6%US 35.7%
Population density191 / sq miPayne Gap191 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Payne Gap CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Payne Gap

These ZIP codes cover part of Payne Gap but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Payne Gap
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
41537 Jenkins , KY Standard 3,447 $35,673 $76,200

Map of Payne Gap ZIP codes

41537

The ZIP codes of Payne Gap, KY, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Payne Gap

The nearest larger towns are Jenkins (1,406 people, 2.0 mi), Pound, VA (913 people, 3.8 mi) and Fleming-Neon (567 people, 4.0 mi).

Towns near Payne Gap
TownPopulationDistance
Wise, VA 2,916 12.8 mi
Norton, VA 3,577 15.1 mi
Big Stone Gap, VA 5,162 20.5 mi
Pikeville 7,490 24.1 mi

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