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South Wallins ZIP codes, Kentucky

No ZIP code is named for South Wallins, KY; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 40873. Its area code is 606.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
765
Area code
606

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

South Wallins in numbers

About 765 people live in South Wallins, in 293 households. The median household income is $26,336 a year, 59% below the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $55,300 (73% below the Kentucky median). The median age is 37.8; 4.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (27.6% across Kentucky).

Population765South Wallins765
Households293South Wallins293
Median age37.8South Wallins37.8Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$26,336South Wallins$26,336Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$55,300South Wallins$55,300Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher4.1%South Wallins4.1%Kentucky27.6%US 35.7%
Population density121 / sq miSouth Wallins121 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering South Wallins

These ZIP codes cover part of South Wallins but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping South Wallins
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
40873 Wallins Creek , KY Standard 2,167 $33,359 $88,900

Map of South Wallins ZIP codes

40873

The ZIP codes of South Wallins, 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 South Wallins

The nearest larger towns are Harlan (2,160 people, 4.9 mi), Pineville (2,064 people, 18 mi) and Jonesville, VA (1,308 people, 18 mi).

Towns near South Wallins
TownPopulationDistance
Harrogate, TN 4,368 21.2 mi
Middlesborough 9,123 22.5 mi
Tazewell, TN 2,902 25.8 mi
Barbourville 3,146 27.0 mi
New Tazewell, TN 2,799 28.2 mi

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

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