ZIP Code 41517 — Jenkins city, KY Demographics & Data

ZIP code 41517 covers Jenkins, KY in Letcher County with a population of about 148.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 14.5 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 606; U.S. House district KY-5; the TRI - CITIES, TN - VA media market.

Jenkins, KY reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (28.8%) and/or base-related place names). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 9.5%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 43.9% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 10.2 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Retail trade and Administrative support; a mean commute of about 46.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Jenkins city, KY as Relatively Low (composite score 66.6), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (83.1) and wildfire (76.5). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Jenkins city, KY show little to no average snow and around 49.2 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 6 for ZIP 41517 (Jenkins city, KY) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.