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ZIP Code41517

Burdine, KY

Letcher County · Kentucky · United States
Home to 148 people across 0.037 square miles.

EasternOwner-majority24 ZIPs in county

At a glance

41517 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
148
±160 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
14.5
US median 42 years
Population density
4,000/mi²
top 10% most dense
Land area
0.037 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 41517 is

37.189643, -82.59976 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates37.189643, -82.59976
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyLetcher County
StateKentucky (KY)
Land area0.037 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, GA258.1 mi
Chicago, IL420.3 mi
Philadelphia, PA444.5 mi
New York, NY521.7 mi

People

Who lives in 41517

148 residents in 35 households, averaging 4.23 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 55.4% of residents, and 100.0% of households are families.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1855.4%
18-240.0%
25-346.8%
35-4424.3%
45-540.0%
55-640.0%
65+13.5%

Households

Composition and size

Total households35
Average household size4.23
Family households100.0%
Living alone0.0%
Median age14.5 years
Households with internet100.0%

Race & ethnicity

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

White94.6%
Two or more5.4%

Income & work

What people earn in 41517

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$24,338
Poverty rate9.5%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation69.7%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k17.1%
$25-50k0.0%
$50-75k28.6%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k0.0%
$150-200k54.3%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 43.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 75.8% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 41517

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built2001
Housing units35
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 35 occupied units

Owner-occupied100.0%
Renter-occupied0.0%
Owner households35
Renter households0

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family82.9%
20+ units17.1%

Getting to work

How 41517 commutes

78.3% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 32.6 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone78.3%
Carpooled21.7%

Travel time

Mean commute 32.6 minutes

<10 min0.0%
10-190.0%
20-2937.0%
30-4463.0%
45-590.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 41517

ZIP code 41517 is assigned to Burdine, KY, and falls within Letcher 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 148 people live inside it.

At 4,000 residents per square mile spread over 0.037 square miles, 41517 reads as a densely built-up 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 Burdine looks like

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 82.9% of housing units here. The median construction year is 2001, making the housing here relatively modern. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews notably young, with a median age of 14.5 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 4.23 people on average, with 100.0% classified as family households.

Getting to work takes 32.6 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 78.3% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Burdine, KY

Burdine is a built-up area, so you will generally find a mix of chain hotels near the main approach roads and a smaller number of independent properties closer to the centre. Staying in 41517 itself often costs less than an equivalent room in the nearest downtown while keeping you close to it.

For reference, Atlanta, GA is about 258.1 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 41517 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 41517 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, 41517 offers a compact profile of Burdine: 148 residents, 43.9% 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. 41517 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Burdine 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 41517

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 41517

What city is ZIP code 41517 in?
41517 serves Burdine, Kentucky, in Letcher County, United States.
What is the population of 41517?
About 148 people live in ZIP code 41517, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±160. That works out to roughly 4,000 people per square mile.
Is 41517 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 43.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 14.5. The average commute is 32.6 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 41517 in?
41517 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 41517?
ZIP code 41517 covers 0.037 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 41517 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 41517 reads as a densely built-up area. It holds 4,000 people per square mile across 0.037 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 41517?
The average one-way commute from 41517 takes about 32.6 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 78.3% 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 41517?
About 46 residents of 41517 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 69.7% 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 41517?
Accommodation in and around Burdine, 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 41517 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Burdine as the primary place and Letcher 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 41517 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 41517. 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 41517, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.