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ZIP code

41514

in Belfry, KentuckyPopulation 2,806

34.68/ 100

Ranked #29,497 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 8.1%)

Ranked #369 of 742 Kentucky ZIPs (top 50%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Some domains have limited local data — read this Score as directional

What defines this ZIP

Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.

Tree cover

89.9%

in the top 1.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST90th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

Full methodology ›

Mental-health provider access

0.3 per 1,000 residents

in the top 2.1% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The number of mental-health clinics located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

45%

in the top 3.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

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Elder-services access

0.3 per 1,000 residents

in the top 4.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST98th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$39,545

in the bottom 5.4% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST17th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 17% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST91st
US83rd
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

The read

With the picture still incomplete, Belfry, Kentucky (ZIP 41514) lands in the bottom 8.1% nationally (29,497th) and the top 50% of Kentucky (369th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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From the measures on hand, the profile can say a few things: modeled tree cover sits in the top 1.4% nationally, mental-health providers registers in the top 2.1% nationally, and elder services lands in the top 4.7% nationally. Distance to a community health center resides at the national minimum, shared with about 23% of ZIPs. Lead in tap water lies in the bottom 12.4% nationally. Against that, modeled short sleep settles in the top 3.1% nationally. Fiber broadband stands at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Fatal road crashes is in the top 11.6% nationally, and household income rests in the bottom 5.4% nationally. Modeled tooth loss sits in the top 11.9% nationally.

In everyday language, lead in tap water is the EPA trigger, 15 parts per billion in tap samples, above which a water system must act on lead. Distance to a community health center is a federally funded (HRSA) community health center serving everyone regardless of ability to pay. A healthier neighbor overall sits at ZIP 41503, just across the boundary.

What’s driving this score

Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Healthcare Access

healthier than 89%

6%

About typical

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 57%

6%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 31%

19%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 24%

16%

Preventive CarePartial

healthier than 28%

15%

Not placed: Chronic Disease Burden and Risk Behavior — too little of each is measured here to compare reliably. They still count toward the score (together 38% of it); we just will not publish a standing we cannot stand behind.

No data: Mental Health and Disability — not measured in this ZIP, so it is left out of the score entirely rather than estimated.

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 67%

19%

Climate / Disaster Risk

in the top 0.00%

6%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 67%

6%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 38%

16%

Preventive CarePartial

in the bottom 0.00%

15%

Not placed: Chronic Disease Burden and Risk Behavior — too little of each is measured here to compare reliably. They still count toward the score (together 38% of it); we just will not publish a standing we cannot stand behind.

No data: Mental Health and Disability — not measured in this ZIP, so it is left out of the score entirely rather than estimated.

“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›

Nearby & similar ZIPs

Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.

How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured

Evidence

Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.

Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years22.2%18.5–26.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years65.1%60.1–69.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults55.1%51.2–58.8
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.4%66.5–81.2
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Short sleep duration among adults45.0%38.8–51.4
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate19.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36417.1% (4.6–39.2%) n=747
Uninsured 18–646.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.9% (0.0–16.5%) n=741
No HS diploma (25+)16.7%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50513.7% (3.8–29.1%) n=748
Bachelor's or higher (25+)11.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.8% (1.5–33.6%) n=748
Unemployment rate (16+)2.6%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.8% (0.0–11.2%) n=733
Households without a vehicle9.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.6% (0.0–15.0%) n=745
Broadband subscription85.5%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.7% (71.5–97.1%) n=745
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)19.0%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.9% (6.2–34.7%) n=745
Homeownership rate79.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.0% (58.2–96.7%) n=745
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.4%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.8%) n=745
Foreign-born population1.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.3% (0.0–5.4%) n=749
Single-parent households54.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08752.0% (34.7–75.0%) n=738
Population 65+17.5%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.2% (9.6–29.6%) n=749
Median age47.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.8 yr (32.3–53.9) n=738
Median household income$39,545$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$57,097 ($34,611–$87,693) n=645
Median home value$91,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$144,600 ($66,860–$265,120) n=643
Median gross rent$714$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$821 ($592–$1,170) n=466
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KY median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth74.4 yr ± 1.3178.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30874.8 yr (71.5–78.1) n=739

About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 1.31 years of 74.4, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured