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Whitesburg, KY
Kentucky · Letcher County
Whitesburg is a small town in Kentucky with a population of 1,998. Residents earn $31,875 per year, which is 58% below the national average.
2.6
/5.0
C+
Fair
1,998
Population
638/sq mi density
$31,875
Median Income
$24,211 per capita
$111,300
Home Value
$86,305 Zillow
$619
Median Rent
32.5% income on rent
54°F
Avg Temperature
299 sunny days/yr
54
Violent Crime/100K
163 property/100K
C+
Overall
2.6 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
C
Economy
2.1 / 5.0
$31,875 median income, 4.1% unemployment
A+
Affordability
4.7 / 5.0
$111,300 home value, $619/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
54 violent crimes/100K (86% below avg)
C+
Education
2.8 / 5.0
21.9% bachelor's degree or higher
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Mines
128
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Mines Near Whitesburg, KY
128 mining sites from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) found near Whitesburg, KY.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| #1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| #1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Temporarily Idled) |
| #13 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| #2 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| #5 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| #6 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| A23 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| Advantage No. 1 Air Shaft | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Auger #58 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| Auger 84 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| Bearpen Load-Out #1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Facility (Abandoned) |
| Beetree Refuse Pile | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| Blackwood | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Blue Ridge Coal Facility | Coal (Bituminous) - Facility (Abandoned) |
| Blue Ridge No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Cherokee Gap | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| Colley Elkhorn No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Facility (Abandoned) |
| Enterprise Coal Co-Ned'S Branch | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| Hip High Mine # 2 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned) |
| Hip-High Mine # 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Hollybush No 8 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Ice Road Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| Isom Surface #1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| Johnson Branch #2 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| Kipar No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| L & R Coals #1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| Loggy Hollow No 6 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Lynn Branch Mine No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Marlow Shop | Coal (Bituminous) - Facility (Abandoned) |
| Mine #1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| Mine #4 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned) |
| Mine #8 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Mine No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| Mine No 2 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Mine No 3 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Mine No 4 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Mine No 9 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Mine No. 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| Mountain Top No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| Mountaintop Mine #2 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| Ned Branch No 4 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| New Taggart Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned) |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 1 Coal Waste Fill | Coal (Bituminous) - Facility (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Deep Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 1 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 1 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 1 Plant | Coal (Bituminous) - Facility (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Strip | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 1 Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 10 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 11 Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 12 Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 15 Mine C Portal | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 18 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 2 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 2 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 2 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 2 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 2 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 2 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 2 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 2 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 2 Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 3 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Active) |
| No 3 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 3 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned) |
| No 3 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 3 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 3 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 3 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 3 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 3 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 3 Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 6 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 7 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 7 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 7 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No 8 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No 9 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No Bb-42 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No Bb-43 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| No. #4 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| No. 4 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| Oven Fork Surface Facilities | Coal (Bituminous) - Facility (Abandoned) |
| Ovenfork Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Polly #4 B | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Polly No 4-C | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Preparation Plant No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Facility (Abandoned) |
| Rickco No. 2 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| S-17 Cumberland | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Sandlick | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Sandlick II | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Sandlick No. 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned) |
| Skyline Mine No. 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned) |
| Smoot Creek No. 1 | Coal (Bituminous) - Surface (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Spreader No 1 Tipple | Coal (Bituminous) - Facility (Abandoned) |
| Tango | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Tunnel Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Uz Mine | Coal (Bituminous) - Underground (Abandoned and Sealed) |
| Wolram Proc Plant | Coal (Bituminous) - Facility (Abandoned) |