Evarts is a home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky, in the United States. The post office was opened on February 9, 1855, and named for one of the area's pioneer families. The city was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1921. As of the 2020 census, Evarts had a population of 859.

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Town numbers

ZIP code40828

Area code606

Living in Evarts

Housing in Evarts

$59K▼ 8.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Evarts home is worth about $59,000, down 8.7% in a year, 75% below the Kentucky typical home.

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Safety in Evarts

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Not graded

Evarts has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.

Violent0

Property8

Reported in 20258

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Work & commute in Evarts

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Most working residents leave Evarts for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Middlesborough (5%), Harlan (4%) and Hazard (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Middlesborough

Harlan

Hazard

London

4%Work in townlive and work in Evarts 21 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 124Jobs based herea commuter town

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Health in Evarts

Compared with Kentucky

3worse than KY

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 2 are too close to call.

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

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

41.7%More older adults who have lost all their teethKY 18.9% · worse 42.3%Fewer adults seeing a dentistKY 58.1% · worse 53.2%Fewer adults screened for colon cancerKY 65.8% · worse

Care nearby

Harlan Arh HospitalHarlan · 7.7 mi · ER

Clover Fork EvartsEvarts · 0 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Evarts

Very high

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 94% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves💨 Strong wind

16Does Evarts flood?paid flood claims since 1984 3Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Evarts

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Climate in Evarts

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Evarts has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

46° / 27°Winter

66° / 42°Spring

82° / 61°Summer

67° / 44°Fall

How much snow does Evarts get?About 35 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 30, with the last in spring around Apr 15.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.4° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Evarts

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School Grade D

The public schools Evarts’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 88% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

DistrictHarlan CountySchools1

Evarts Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 335 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.