Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 41 min6:16 am – 8:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:44 am – 5:23 pm
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People147 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 67.994 households100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $683 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 25°F54 in of rain a year, on about 97 dayswettest month July11 in of snow a year, on about 9 days29 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Barbourville station, 6 mi away; snow from Williamsburg
Nearby landmarksLay Mountainpeak · 4.4 miUnion Commonwealth Universitycollege · 5.5 miBob Bray Mountainpeak · 4.5 miSwan Pondlake · 2.2 miSoutheast Kentucky Community and Technical College - Knox Campuscollege · 5.7 miThompson Park RV and Campgrouncampground · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDr. Thomas Walker State Historic Sitestate park · 3.4 miApplegrove Parkpark · 4.9 miBarbourville City Parkpark · 5.8 miKentucky Ridge Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 3,504 acresPine Mountain State Resort Parkstate park · 9.7 mi · 1,758 acresPine Mountain State Park State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 980 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Aug 199030 mi away, near Loyall, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Jan 202026 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowKnox County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality67% of days had good air in 2025242 of 361 days measured118 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 101main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Bell County, KY, 13 mi away
Internet at home64% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone36% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBarbourville Utilitiesserves 16,420 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,475 ft450 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBarbourville Appalachian Regional Hospital4.5 miPost officeBryants Store Post Office1.6 miTown hallBarbourville City Hall5.2 miPoliceBarbourville Police Department5.2 miFire stationLittle Poplar Creek Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS68 miInterstateI-7515 miUS highwayUS 254.7 miCoachLondon Burger KingGreyhound24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40921 ZIP area.
