Wheelwright is a home rule-class city in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 509 at the 2020 census, down from 780 in 2010 and 1,042 in 2000.

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Town numbers

ZIP code41669

Area code606

Living in Wheelwright

Housing in Wheelwright

$49K▼ 26.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Wheelwright home is worth about $49,000, down 26.9% in a year, 79% below the Kentucky typical home.

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Safety in Wheelwright

A⁺

Safety Grade A+

Wheelwright reports less crime per resident than 100% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Wheelwright 0

Kentucky 2.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Wheelwright 0

Kentucky 12.8

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Wheelwright

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Most working residents leave Wheelwright for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Prestonsburg (14%), Pikeville (8%) and Lexington-Fayette urban county (6%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

Prestonsburg

14%

Pikeville

Lexington-Fayette urban county

Hazard

0%Work in townlive and work in Wheelwright 25 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 34Jobs based herea commuter town

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Health in Wheelwright

Compared with Kentucky

4worse than KY

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 1 is too close to call.

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

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What stands out

34%More older adults who have lost all their teethKY 18.9% · worse 45.5%Fewer adults seeing a dentistKY 58.1% · worse 46.6%More adults sleeping under 7 hoursKY 39.6% · worse

Care nearby

Mcdowell Arh HospitalMc Dowell · 7.1 mi · ER · rural critical access

Homeplace Clinic - DortonJenkins · 8.9 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Wheelwright

Very high

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 86% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding

3Does Wheelwright flood?paid flood claims since 1998 9Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Wheelwright

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Climate in Wheelwright

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Wheelwright has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

47° / 28°Winter

68° / 43°Spring

84° / 62°Summer

69° / 45°Fall