EmlynKY
The town was settled in 1902 and has 488 residents today.
Is Emlyn a good place to live?
Emlyn’s typical journey to work is 13 minutes, below both Kentucky’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 143 Kentucky towns, just 9 have a lower age of the median resident than Emlyn. Emlyn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Emlyn stand out
Where Emlyn beats most towns.
488 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Emlyn: who provides what
Emlyn is unincorporated, so Whitley 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 Emlyn.
Emlyn has 3.8 jobs for every working resident, and 412 people commute in
The median commute is under 18 miles. In Emlyn, 24% of residents live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Emlyn for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Williamsburg (28%), Corbin (7%) and London (6%).
| Emlyn | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than Kentucky overall
Kentucky has 28% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 20%.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.8 points. Across Kentucky, 50.5% of residents are women.
| Emlyn | KY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 24.8% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 19.9% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.5% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 24.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.3% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.9% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.8% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 11.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 62.6% | 32.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.8% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.3% | 16.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.3% | 11.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazards: very high risk in Emlyn, mostly inland flooding
Only 6 of the 142 Kentucky towns we compare have a higher FEMA risk score than Emlyn. FEMA puts 77% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 90% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Emlyn’s year
Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 26°; snowfall runs to about 11 inches a winter. Winters in Emlyn are chilly and summers warm, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Emlyn report frequent mental distress than in the typical Kentucky or U.S. town
Against the Kentucky average, Emlyn comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 19. Only 2 of the 142 Kentucky towns we compare have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Emlyn. Nearly a third of adults have been diagnosed with depression locally.
| Emlyn | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Emlyn | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.6% | 8.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 37.9% | 18.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Emlyn
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Emlyn
About 0 of every 100 Emlyn residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
Every workday, about 412 people come to Emlyn for work
Where Emlyn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Emlyn
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Emlyn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Emlyn had a population of 417. Emlyn has a post office with ZIP code 40730, which opened on May 29, 1902. U.S. Route 25W passes through the community.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 971 ft
- ZIP code
- 40730
Questions about Emlyn
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Emlyn, KY a good place to live?
Emlyn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.