Dwale is a community in Floyd County, Kentucky, home to about 170 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 41621.
Mostly Dwale; also Prestonsburg
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)144 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS)52 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY99 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL392 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dwale; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Dwale had 239 residents in the 2020 census, down 27% since 2010.
It’s the 485th largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.
Floyd County grew from 15,552 residents in 1900 to 35,942 in 2020.
Floyd County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 46.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Paintsville 1e, KY weather station (14 miles away).
7,604 jobs at 700 businesses in Floyd County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
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Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Prestonsburg.
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