Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 45 min6:09 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 35 min7:40 am – 5:15 pm
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People234 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 69.1163 householdsMedian household income $28,279Median home value $187,200100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,109 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F47 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days4 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Breaks Interstate Park station, 8 mi away; rain from Fishtrap Lake
Parks and public landsFishtrap Recreation Arearecreation area · 1.1 mi · 15,592 acresFishtrap Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.5 mi · 13,136 acresBreaks Interstate Parkstate park · 6.3 mi · 1,022 acresFishtrap Lake Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 302 acresJohn W Flannagan Recreation Arearecreation area · 10.7 mi · 8,139 acresPine Mountain State Scenic Trailstate recreation area · 11.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200628 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201240 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePike County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality88% of days had good air in 2025322 of 365 days measured43 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Pike County monitors, KY
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMountain Water Distserves 44,057 people from surface water10 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation942 ft287 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPikeville Medical Center Hospital9.6 miPost officeRegina Post Office1.6 miTown hallElkhorn City Municipal Building5.8 miPoliceElkhorn City Police Department5.8 miFire stationMarrowbone Volunteer Fire Department Station1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Pikeville9.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI63 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS140 miUS highwayUS 4601.4 miAmtrakHuntington, WV HUN72 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 41559 ZIP area.
