The East Main Street Bridge in Corbin, Kentucky, spanning Lynn Camp Creek between Knox County, Kentucky and Whitley County, Kentucky, was built in 1890.

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About Corbin

City in Kentucky, United States

1895Established

7,856Population

7.9 sq miArea

1,079 ftElevation

Corbin is a home rule-class city in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 7,856. Corbin is on Interstate 75 and US Route 25W, about halfway between Knoxville, Tennessee, and Lexington, Kentucky.

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How Corbin ranks

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#1Highest graduation rate in KY #27Cheapest rent in KY #20Most new homes in KY All KY rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code40701, 40702

Area code606

Living in Corbin

Housing in Corbin

$170K▼ 3.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Corbin home is worth about $170,000, down 3.9% in a year, 27% below the Kentucky typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market67

Sale-to-list93.9%

Sold in May11

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Safety in Corbin

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Corbin reports less crime per resident than 54% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Kentucky has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Corbin sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Corbin 1.6

Kentucky 2.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Corbin 9

Kentucky 12.8

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Corbin

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About one in 4 of Corbin’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are London (12%), Williamsburg (6%) and Barbourville (4%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

London

12%

Williamsburg

Barbourville

Lexington-Fayette urban county

26%Work in townlive and work in Corbin 12 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 7,171Jobs based herea job hub

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Health in Corbin

Compared with Kentucky

2worse than KY

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 3 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▼ 0 close Habits all close Care 1▼ 2 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

23.6%More older adults who have lost all their teethKY 18.9% · worse 54.6%Fewer adults seeing a dentistKY 58.1% · worse

Care nearby

Baptist Health CorbinCorbin · 1 mi · ER

Grace Health Women's CareCorbin · 0.3 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Corbin

Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🌪️ Tornadoes

12Does Corbin flood?paid flood claims since 1984 5Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Corbin

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Climate in Corbin

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Corbin has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

47° / 28°Winter

68° / 43°Spring

85° / 63°Summer

69° / 45°Fall

How much snow does Corbin get?About 11 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 25, with the last in spring around Apr 15.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.6° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Corbin

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B⁺

School Grade B+

The public schools Corbin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 66% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#33Best public schoolsof 126 in KY

DistrictCorbin IndependentSchools11

Corbin Primary BElementary · Grades K–3 · 815 students Corbin Elementary School AElementary · Grades 4–5 · 384 students Elementary HomeboundElementary · Grades K–8 · 18 students Corbin Middle School AMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 675 students Corbin High School B-High · Grades 9–12 · 820 students High School HomeboundHigh · Grades 9–12 · 14 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within KY. Ratings are from neighbors.