Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 41840 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 41840 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhBIh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 41,840 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 523. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1010001101110000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 41839 (Mousie, KY, 18 mi away) and 41843 (Pine Top, KY, 9 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 41840 becomes 04814, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01844, 04418, 04481, 04841, 14048, 14480, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84401 in Ogden, UT, 1,586 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
- 🎯875 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 41840 and you would come out at 37.20°S, 97.28°E — 1,115 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 36m.
- 📏 At 5.0 square miles of land, 41840 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,245This ZIP1,245 |
|---|---|
| Households | 389This ZIP389 |
| Housing units | 491This ZIP491 |
| Median age | 41.5This ZIP41.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $58,428This ZIP$58,428Kentucky$63,726US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $55,100This ZIP$55,100Kentucky$205,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $820This ZIP$820Kentucky$967US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.2%This ZIP11.2% |
| Mean commute | 25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min |
| Population density | 251.0 / sq miThis ZIP251.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 18This ZIP18 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 177This ZIP177 |
| Annual payroll | $9,335,000This ZIP$9,335,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 370This ZIP370 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $17,116,000This ZIP$17,116,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 4.96 sq miThis ZIP4.96 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 41840
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 41840
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
41849 | Seco, KY | 1.8 mi |
41838 | Millstone, KY | 2.0 mi |
41825 | Jackhorn, KY | 2.4 mi |
41810 | Cromona, KY | 2.8 mi |
41835 | Mc Roberts, KY | 3.3 mi |
41855 | Thornton, KY | 3.8 mi |
41812 | Deane, KY | 3.8 mi |
41815 | Ermine, KY | 5.5 mi |
41837 | Mayking, KY | 5.5 mi |
41537 | Jenkins, KY | 6.1 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 41840 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 41840?
41840 is in Neon, Kentucky, in Letcher County. Its published point location is 37.1990, -82.7209.
What county is 41840 in?
41840 lies in Letcher County.
What area code is 41840?
Neon uses area code 606, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 41840 in?
41840 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 41840?
About 1,245 people live in ZIP code 41840, in 389 households, at 251.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What is the median household income in 41840?
$58,428 a year, against $63,726 across Kentucky.
What ZIP codes are near 41840?
The closest are 41849 (1.8 mi), 41838 (2 mi), 41825 (2.4 mi), 41810 (2.8 mi) and 41835 (3.3 mi).
Is 41840 a PO Box ZIP code?
41840 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “41840 ZIP Code — Neon, Kentucky (Letcher County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/41840
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/41840.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.