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Payne Gap, KY

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Population
440
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Elevation
1,798 ft
Median Income
$36,250
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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Payne Gap in context.

OverallBest places in KentuckyPopulation rankingHighest population places in KentuckyNearest larger communityTeays Valley, West Virginia99 miles away · 14,151 residents.

About Payne Gap

Payne Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. The 2020 census counted 347 residents. U.S. Route 119 passes through the community. The short version is that Payne Gap carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on Payne Gap: its past remains attached to the places people use now.

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Lower FEMA County Drought Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0rating

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