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Shelby Gap ZIP code, Kentucky

The ZIP code for Shelby Gap, KY is 41563, and its area code is 606.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
453
Area code
606

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Shelby Gap itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Jenkins (4.1 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Shelby Gap in numbers

About 453 people live in Shelby Gap, in 184 households. The median household income is $46,250 a year, 27% below the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $147,200 (28% below the Kentucky median).

Population453Shelby Gap453
Households184Shelby Gap184
Median household income$46,250Shelby Gap$46,250Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$147,200Shelby Gap$147,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Shelby Gap. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Shelby Gap

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Shelby Gap
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
41563 Shelby Gap , KY Standard 453 $46,250 $147,200

Map of Shelby Gap ZIP codes

41563

The ZIP codes of Shelby 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 Shelby Gap

The nearest larger towns are Clintwood, VA (1,400 people, 6.5 mi), Jenkins (1,406 people, 7.1 mi) and McRoberts (556 people, 7.1 mi).

Towns near Shelby Gap
TownPopulationDistance
Wise, VA 2,916 17.2 mi
Pikeville 7,490 17.5 mi
Norton, VA 3,577 20.8 mi
Big Stone Gap, VA 5,162 28.2 mi

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

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