CombsKY
A town of 64, settled in 1922.
Is Combs a good place to live?
Combs’ median age is 60.1 years, above both Kentucky’s towns (37.6 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 143 Kentucky towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Combs. Combs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
64 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Combs: who provides what
Combs is unincorporated, so Perry County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Combs.
About half of Combs’ working residents commute to Hazard
Most working residents leave Combs for work: only 0% work in town. 25% of residents live below the poverty line in Combs, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Combs’ median household income is $41,000.
| Combs | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 25% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Combs faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Combs has four seasons and pleasant summers
Combs has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 26° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults smoke cigarettes in Combs than in most of Kentucky or the rest of the country
25% of Combs adults smoke cigarettes. Only 3 of the 142 Kentucky towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Combs. 43% of Combs adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Combs | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Combs | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 37.1% | 18.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.2% | 5.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 12.5% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Combs
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Combs
About 0 of every 100 Combs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
100% of working residents leave Combs for work
Where Combs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Combs
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Combs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. It was named for Abijah Benjamin Combs. At one time, the town was called Lennut; its post office, no longer existent, used this name. The population of the CDP was 339 at the 2020 Census.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 974 ft
- ZIP code
- 41729
Questions about Combs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Combs, KY a good place to live?
Combs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.