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Phelps ZIP code, Kentucky

The ZIP code for Phelps, KY is 41553, and its area code is 606.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
301
Area code
606

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Phelps itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Fedscreek (5.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Phelps in numbers

About 301 people live in Phelps, in 176 households. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $102,700 (50% below the Kentucky median). The median age is 58.3; 7.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (27.6% across Kentucky).

Population301Phelps301
Households176Phelps176
Median age58.3Phelps58.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median home value$102,700Phelps$102,700Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher7.3%Phelps7.3%Kentucky27.6%US 35.7%
Population density38 / sq miPhelps38 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Phelps

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Phelps
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
41553 Phelps , KY Standard 2,269 — $106,500

Map of Phelps ZIP codes

The ZIP codes of Phelps, 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 Phelps

The nearest larger towns are Matewan, WV (505 people, 7.8 mi), Red Jacket, WV (482 people, 9.8 mi) and Big Rock, VA (384 people, 11 mi).

Towns near Phelps
TownPopulationDistance
Williamson, WV 2,919 12.9 mi
Pikeville 7,490 20.3 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Pike County · Kentucky ZIP codes

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