Pippa Passes is a city in Knott County, Kentucky, home to about 450 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 41844, and parts of 41817 are in Pippa Passes too.
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)123 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)66 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY99 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL402 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Pippa Passes; 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.
Pippa Passes had 468 residents in the 2020 census, up 58% since 2000.
It’s the 363rd largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.
Knott County grew from 8,704 residents in 1900 to 14,251 in 2020.
Knott 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 (17 miles away).
1,399 jobs at 155 businesses in Knott County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pippa Passes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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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.
Grocery stores
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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