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ZIP Code41544

Mc Carr, KY

Pike County · Kentucky · United States
Home to 455 people across 10.064 square miles.

Eastern41 ZIPs in county

At a glance

41544 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
455
±284 · bottom 25% nationally
Median household income
$35,091
US median $70,109 · bottom 10%
Median home value
$84,800
US median $207,500 · bottom 10%
Median age
50.5
US median 42 years
Population density
45/mi²
40th pctile most dense
Land area
10.064 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 41544 is

37.595895, -82.173678 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates37.595895, -82.173678
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyPike County
StateKentucky (KY)
Land area10.064 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, GA293.4 mi
Philadelphia, PA411.0 mi
Chicago, IL414.0 mi
New York, NY487.5 mi

People

Who lives in 41544

455 residents in 213 households, averaging 2.14 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 26.2% of residents.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1826.2%
18-241.1%
25-343.5%
35-4411.0%
45-5417.4%
55-6415.8%
65+25.1%

Households

Composition and size

Total households213
Average household size2.14
Family households50.2%
Living alone38.0%
Median age50.5 years
Households with internet70.9%

Race & ethnicity

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

White89.7%
Asian4.0%
Native American6.4%
Hispanic / Latino6.4%

Income & work

What people earn in 41544

The median household here earns $35,091 a year, below the US median of $70,109, which puts 41544 ahead of 3% of American ZIP codes. 26.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income$35,091
LowestHighest
Higher than 3% of all US ZIP codes.
Median household income$35,091 ±$17,533
Per capita income$16,258
Poverty rate26.6%
Unemployment rate4.1%
Labor force participation32.5%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k42.7%
$25-50k45.5%
$50-75k2.3%
$75-100k4.2%
$100-150k1.9%
$150-200k3.3%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 10.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 74.3% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 41544

A typical home is valued at $84,800. This is an owner-majority area — 72.3% of occupied homes are owned, and the typical building went up in 1984.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value$84,800
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1984
Housing units299
Vacancy rate28.8%

Own vs. rent

Of 213 occupied units

Owner-occupied72.3%
Renter-occupied27.7%
Owner households154
Renter households59

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family55.9%
5-19 units4.3%
20+ units39.8%

Getting to work

How 41544 commutes

100.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 27.9 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone100.0%

Travel time

Mean commute 27.9 minutes

<10 min17.9%
10-1939.3%
20-296.0%
30-446.0%
45-5923.1%
60+7.7%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 41544

ZIP code 41544 is assigned to Mc Carr, KY, and falls within Pike 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 455 people live inside it.

At 45 residents per square mile spread over 10.064 square miles, 41544 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.

Household earnings are well below the national median. At $35,091, 41544 ranks among the lower-income postal codes, ahead of 3% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.

Living here

What life in Mc Carr looks like

Housing in 41544 costs well below the national median. A typical home is valued at $84,800 against a US median of $207,500. Ownership dominates: 72.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, which usually signals an established residential area with relatively low turnover.

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 55.9% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1984, making the housing here from the later twentieth century. The vacancy rate of 28.8% is high, which in many places reflects seasonal or second-home use rather than abandonment.

The population skews older than the national median, with a median age of 50.5 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.14 people, and 50.2% are family households.

Getting to work takes 27.9 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 100.0% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Mc Carr, KY

41544 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 293.4 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 41544 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 41544 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, 41544 offers a compact profile of Mc Carr: 455 residents, a median household income of $35,091, 10.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 4.1%. 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. 41544 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Mc Carr 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.

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Questions

Common questions about 41544

What city is ZIP code 41544 in?
41544 serves Mc Carr, Kentucky, in Pike County, United States.
What is the population of 41544?
About 455 people live in ZIP code 41544, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±284. That works out to roughly 45 people per square mile.
What is the average income in 41544?
The median household income in 41544 is $35,091 per year, compared with a US median of $70,109. Per capita income is $16,258. Median income is more representative than an average because it isn't skewed by a small number of very high earners.
How expensive is housing in 41544?
The median home value is $84,800 and median gross rent is — a month. 72.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Is 41544 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 10.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 4.1%, and the median age is 50.5. The average commute is 27.9 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 41544 in?
41544 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 41544?
ZIP code 41544 covers 10.064 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 41544 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 41544 reads as a rural area. It holds 45 people per square mile across 10.064 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 41544?
The average one-way commute from 41544 takes about 27.9 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 100.0% 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 41544?
About 117 residents of 41544 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 32.5% and the unemployment rate is 4.1%. 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 41544?
Accommodation in and around Mc Carr, 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 41544 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Mc Carr as the primary place and Pike 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 41544 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 41544. 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 41544, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.