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Whitley City ZIP code, Kentucky

The ZIP code for Whitley City, KY is 42653, and its area code is 606.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
963
Area code
606

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Whitley City itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Pine Knot (7.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Whitley City uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Whitley City in numbers

About 963 people live in Whitley City, in 321 households. The median household income is $33,719 a year, 47% below the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,700 (43% below the Kentucky median), and median gross rent is $912 a month. The median age is 34.6; 0.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (27.6% across Kentucky).

Population963Whitley City963
Households321Whitley City321
Median age34.6Whitley City34.6Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$33,719Whitley City$33,719Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$116,700Whitley City$116,700Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$912Whitley City$912Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher0.6%Whitley City0.6%Kentucky27.6%US 35.7%
Population density417 / sq miWhitley City417 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Whitley City

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Whitley City
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
42653 Whitley City , KY Standard 4,300 $42,656 $109,200

Other ZIP codes overlapping Whitley City

These ZIP codes cover part of Whitley City but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Whitley City
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
42647 Stearns , KY Standard 3,349 $31,927 $80,600

Map of Whitley City ZIP codes

42653

The ZIP codes of Whitley City, 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 Whitley City

The nearest larger towns are Stearns (1,271 people, 1.9 mi), Pine Knot (1,051 people, 4.4 mi) and Winfield, TN (1,153 people, 11 mi).

Towns near Whitley City
TownPopulationDistance
Oneida, TN 3,819 14.4 mi
Williamsburg 5,270 17.2 mi
Monticello 5,753 22.3 mi
Corbin 8,246 25.2 mi
Somerset 12,216 26.1 mi

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