Pippa PassesKY
A town of 583, settled in 1983. Home to Alice Lloyd College.
Is Pippa Passes a good place to live?
95% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pippa Passes, above both the Kentucky town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Of the 143 Kentucky towns we compare, none has a lower median age than Pippa Passes. Pippa Passes is home to Alice Lloyd College. Pippa Passes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Pippa Passes stand out
Where Pippa Passes beats most towns.
583 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pippa Passes: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pippa Passes, and how to reach them.
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 Pippa Passes.
Fewer of Pippa Passes’ households own their home than in the typical Kentucky or U.S. town
7.7% of Pippa Passes households own their home, against 59% in Kentucky’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. The median rent in Pippa Passes is $283 a month. Typical home values fell 23% in the year to September 2026.
| Pippa Passes | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 7.7% | 59% | 73% |
| Median rent | $283 a month | $934 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 1.7 jobs for every working resident, Pippa Passes draws in 192 commuters
Most working residents leave Pippa Passes for work: only 5% work in town. Pippa Passes’ average trip to work is 16 minutes. Since 2013, Pippa Passes has added 45 jobs, to 198 in 2023.
| Pippa Passes | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 16% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pippa Passes stands out in Kentucky and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
Only 4 of the 142 Kentucky towns we compare have a higher FEMA risk score than Pippa Passes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Pippa Passes, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Pippa Passes has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Among 143 Kentucky towns, just 5 have a lower July high than Pippa Passes.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime reported in Pippa Passes
No violent or property crimes were reported in Pippa Passes in 2025. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Pippa Passes is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
How healthy Pippa Passes is
Pippa Passes beats the Kentucky average on 12 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 3.8% of Pippa Passes adults have diabetes. No town among the 142 in Kentucky we compare has a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Pippa Passes.
| Pippa Passes | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 3.8% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 38% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pippa Passes | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 1.9% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 3.8% | 13.7% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 22% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Pippa Passes
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pippa Passes
College town 78 of every 100 Pippa Passes residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
Every workday, about 192 people come to Pippa Passes for work
Where Pippa Passes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pippa Passes
City in Kentucky, United States
Pippa Passes is a city in Knott County, eastern Kentucky, United States. Its formal name was chosen to honor benefactors of Alice Lloyd College. Residents commonly call the community "Caney" or "Caney Creek". As of the 2020 census, Pippa Passes had a population of 468. The small city is located in the mountainous Appalachia region, an area of coal mining.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1983
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 991 ft
- ZIP code
- 41844
- Area code
- 606
Questions about Pippa Passes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pippa Passes, KY a good place to live?
Pippa Passes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to Alice Lloyd College.