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2026 Rankings

Letcher County, Kentucky Home Safety Rankings - 21 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Letcher County, Kentucky (Kentucky) includes 21 tracked ZIP codes and 5 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: B (77/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	1	100%
C	0	0%
D	0	0%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	41563	Shelby Gap	77	B

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	41563	Shelby Gap	77	B	10 violations

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Groundwater Rule	240	8
Lead and Copper Rule	133	11
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	80	8
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	37	9
Surface Water Treatment Rule	29	11
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	20	8
Fecal Coliform	20	5
Stage 2 DBP Rule	8	8

Lead Risk

0 of 17 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
22% of housing built before 1950
36% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Eolia, KY — 1 ZIP code
Burdine, KY — 1 ZIP code
Dorton, KY — 1 ZIP code
Jenkins, KY — 1 ZIP code
Shelby Gap, KY — 1 ZIP code
Cromona, KY — 1 ZIP code
Deane, KY — 1 ZIP code
Ermine, KY — 1 ZIP code
Isom, KY — 1 ZIP code
Jackhorn, KY — 1 ZIP code
Jeremiah, KY — 1 ZIP code
Letcher, KY — 1 ZIP code
Mc Roberts, KY — 1 ZIP code
Mayking, KY — 1 ZIP code
Millstone, KY — 1 ZIP code
Neon, KY — 1 ZIP code
Premium, KY — 1 ZIP code
Roxana, KY — 1 ZIP code
Seco, KY — 1 ZIP code
Thornton, KY — 1 ZIP code
Whitesburg, KY — 1 ZIP code

All 21 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	41563	Shelby Gap	77	B	10
2	40826	Eolia	—	—	—
3	41517	Burdine	—	—	—
4	41537	Jenkins	—	—	80
5	41810	Cromona	—	—	64
6	41812	Deane	—	—	0
7	41815	Ermine	—	—	6
8	41824	Isom	—	—	6
9	41825	Jackhorn	—	—	64
10	41826	Jeremiah	—	—	0
11	41832	Letcher	—	—	0
12	41835	Mc Roberts	—	—	64
13	41837	Mayking	—	—	70
14	41838	Millstone	—	—	64
15	41840	Neon	—	—	64
16	41845	Premium	—	—	0
17	41849	Seco	—	—	—
18	41855	Thornton	—	—	6
19	41858	Whitesburg	—	—	70

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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ZipCheckup. (2026). Letcher County, Kentucky Home Safety Rankings - 21 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/letcher-kentucky/

BibTeX

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  author = {{ZipCheckup}},
  title  = {{Letcher County, Kentucky Home Safety Rankings - 21 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/letcher-kentucky/}
}

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