ZIP Code 40873

40873 is one of Kentucky's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Wallins Creek, Harlan County.

City: Wallins Creek
County: Harlan County
State: Kentucky
Prefix: 408xx

Where this code sits

40873 is part of the 408xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Wallins Creek.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 40873 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

606 Area code 606

ZIP codes nearest 40873

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 40873.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 40824	2.8 mi	Dayhoit, KY
ZIP code 40819	2.9 mi	Coldiron, KY
ZIP code 40854	4.3 mi	Loyall, KY
ZIP code 40863	5.1 mi	Pathfork, KY
ZIP code 40964	5.4 mi	Mary Alice, KY
ZIP code 40831	5.5 mi	Harlan, KY
ZIP code 40830	6.2 mi	Gulston, KY
ZIP code 40988	6.5 mi	Stoney Fork, KY

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 40873, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 40873. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.