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Fleming-Neon’s story
113 years in pictures
4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 1913Fleming-Neon is settled
- 2020Fleming-Neon-Dairy-Bar-ky
Fleming-NeonKY
A town of 567, settled in 1913. A typical home worth about $45K.
1 bordering townMap →
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
Population
567
−28.8% since 2010
Typical home
$45K
−20.3% in a year
Household income
$34K
median
Median age
46.0
years
Jobs based here
169
Balanced
What makes Fleming-Neon stand out
The thing Fleming-Neon does most differently from other towns.
Small town
567 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Housing
A typical Fleming-Neon home is worth about $45K
The typical Fleming-Neon home is worth about $45,000, down 20.3% in a year, 81% below the Kentucky typical home.
$45KZillow home value
Typical home value
Fleming-Neon$45K
Kentucky$233K
−20.3%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 90% of U.S. communities.
90risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
6
paid flood claims since 1984
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Fleming-Neon has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
38″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter27–47°
Spring42–67°
Summer61–83°
Fall44–68°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Fleming-Neon
Most working residents leave Fleming-Neon for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Whitesburg (18%), Hazard (5%) and Lexington-Fayette urban county (4%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
6%work in town
Where working residents work
In Fleming-Neon6%
Whitesburg18%
Hazard5%
Lexington-Fayette urban county4%
Pikeville3%
23 mi
median commute distance
169
jobs based in Fleming-Neon
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Safety
Crime reported in Fleming-Neon
No violent or property crimes were reported in Fleming-Neon in 2025. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Fleming-Neon is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
0
violent crimes reported in 2025
0
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Health
How healthy Fleming-Neon is
Fleming-Neon beats the Kentucky average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
5 measures vs. Kentucky
0 better3 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Fleming-Neon | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.1% | 18.9% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 48.8% | 58.1% |
Whitesburg Arh Hospital
8.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools
Fleming-Neon’s public schools outperform 48% of Kentucky districts
The public schools Fleming-Neon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
B−School Grade
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleming Neon Middle School | 6–8 | 131 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
About Fleming-Neon
City in Kentucky, United States
Fleming-Neon also known as Neon, is a home rule-class city in Letcher County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Fleming-Neon had a population of 548.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1913
- Population
- 548
- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,391 ft
- Area code
- 606
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