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ZIP Code41397

Zoe, KY

Lee County · Kentucky · United States
Home to 143 people across 10.702 square miles.

EasternOwner-majority4 ZIPs in county

At a glance

41397 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
143
±131 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
57.6
US median 42 years
Population density
13/mi²
bottom 25% most dense
Land area
10.702 mi²
plus 0.069 mi² water

Location

Where 41397 is

37.672915, -83.661539 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates37.672915, -83.661539
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyLee County
StateKentucky (KY)
Land area10.702 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/New_York

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Atlanta, GA274.2 mi
Chicago, IL358.8 mi
Philadelphia, PA483.5 mi
New York, NY557.7 mi

People

Who lives in 41397

143 residents in 85 households, averaging 1.68 people per household. The largest age group is 55-64 at 40.6% of residents, and 50.6% of households are a single person living alone.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 180.0%
18-246.3%
25-340.0%
35-440.0%
45-5422.4%
55-6440.6%
65+30.8%

Households

Composition and size

Total households85
Average household size1.68
Family households49.4%
Living alone50.6%
Median age57.6 years
Households with internet57.6%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White100.0%

Income & work

What people earn in 41397

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$42,467
Poverty rate23.8%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation62.2%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k51.8%
$25-50k0.0%
$50-75k0.0%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k48.2%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 0.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 65.7% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 41397

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1988
Housing units94
Vacancy rate9.6%

Own vs. rent

Of 85 occupied units

Owner-occupied90.6%
Renter-occupied9.4%
Owner households77
Renter households8

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family80.9%
20+ units19.1%

Getting to work

How 41397 commutes

78.0% of workers worked from home, and the average one-way trip takes 70.0 minutes. 78.0% work from home.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone22.0%
Worked from home78.0%

Travel time

Mean commute 70.0 minutes

<10 min0.0%
10-190.0%
20-290.0%
30-440.0%
45-590.0%
60+100.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 41397

ZIP code 41397 is assigned to Zoe, KY, and falls within Lee County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 143 people live inside it.

At 13 residents per square mile spread over 10.702 square miles, 41397 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in Zoe looks like

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 80.9% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1988, making the housing here from the later twentieth century.

The population skews considerably older than the national median, with a median age of 57.6 against 42 nationally. Households average just 1.68 people, and 50.6% consist of one person living alone — a signature of areas with a lot of studio and one-bedroom stock.

Getting to work takes 70.0 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is worked from home at 78.0% of workers, while 78.0% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Zoe, KY

41397 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

For reference, Atlanta, GA is about 274.2 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 41397 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 41397 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 41397 offers a compact profile of Zoe: 143 residents, 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 41397 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Zoe may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 41397

The eight closest postal codes by centroid distance, each with its own full profile. You can also browse every Kentucky ZIP code or use the ZIP Express Lookup to search by city, county or time zone.

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Questions

Common questions about 41397

What city is ZIP code 41397 in?
41397 serves Zoe, Kentucky, in Lee County, United States.
What is the population of 41397?
About 143 people live in ZIP code 41397, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±131. That works out to roughly 13 people per square mile.
Is 41397 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 57.6. The average commute is 70.0 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 41397 in?
41397 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 41397?
ZIP code 41397 covers 10.702 square miles of land plus 0.069 square miles of water, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 41397 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 41397 reads as a rural area. It holds 13 people per square mile across 10.702 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 41397?
The average one-way commute from 41397 takes about 70.0 minutes. The most common way to travel is worked from home, used by 78.0% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 41397?
About 89 residents of 41397 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 62.2% and the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 41397?
Accommodation in and around Zoe, KY ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 41397 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Zoe as the primary place and Lee County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 41397 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 41397. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 41397, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.