ZIP Code 40979

40979 is one of Kentucky's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Roark, Leslie County.

City: Roark
County: Leslie County
State: Kentucky
Prefix: 409xx

Where this code sits

40979 is part of the 409xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Roark.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 40979 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

606 Area code 606

ZIP codes nearest 40979

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 40979.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 40803	3.4 mi	Asher, KY
ZIP code 40874	3.8 mi	Warbranch, KY
ZIP code 40827	3.9 mi	Essie, KY
ZIP code 40858	5.8 mi	Mozelle, KY
ZIP code 40913	5.9 mi	Beverly, KY
ZIP code 40844	7.8 mi	Hoskinston, KY
ZIP code 40868	8.2 mi	Stinnett, KY
ZIP code 40840	8.3 mi	Helton, 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 40979, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 40979. 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.