Fleming-Neon is a city in Letcher County, Kentucky, home to about 567 people across 1.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 41840, and parts of 41835 are in Fleming-Neon too.
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)119 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)52 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY112 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL416 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fleming-Neon; 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.
Fleming-Neon had 548 residents in the 2020 census, down 35% since 2000.
It’s the 335th largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.
Letcher County grew from 9,172 residents in 1900 to 21,548 in 2020.
Letcher County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 50.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Whitesburg 2se, KY weather station (8 miles away).
3,171 jobs at 277 businesses in Letcher County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fleming-Neon.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Libraries (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Letcher County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleming Neon Middle SchoolNeon | 6–8 | 131 | Public | 0.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with McRoberts.
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