McDowell is a community in Floyd County, Kentucky, home to about 718 people across 2.5 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 41647 and 41651.
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)133 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS)65 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY103 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL402 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of McDowell; 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.
It’s the 290th 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 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 (24 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).
24 doctors and other health care providers list an office in McDowell’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 6 |
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| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 8 |
| Mental health providers | 4 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
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.
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