ZIP code · Middlesboro · Kentucky · United States

ZIP code 40965 — Middlesboro

ZIP code 40965 serves Middlesboro, Kentucky.

Postal code
40965
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Middlesboro
County
Bell FIPS 21013
State
Kentucky
Country
United States
Coordinates
36.6172, -83.7231 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
11,698 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
136 / sq mi
Land area
86.3 sq mi (223.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$30,980
Per-capita income
$20,802
Median age
41.1
Households
4,973
Housing units
6,047
Median home value
$84,500
Median gross rent
$664 / month
Congressional district
KY-5 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
7a (0 to 5 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
Area code
606
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 85°F), coldest Jan (avg low 23°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F444857687582858479695747
Avg low °F232632405059636255413126
Precip in4.75.15.35.34.25.05.23.83.83.13.85.3

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: TAZEWELL (13.9 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 40965

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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