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Kentucky: Time Zones, Counties, Cities & Map

Kentucky uses Eastern Time and Central Time. Check a city or specific point to find its local time zone.

Kentucky in the United States
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in JulyMost of Kentucky · 77 of 120 countiesAmerica/New_York
Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July41 countiesAmerica/Chicago
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in JulyJefferson CountyAmerica/Kentucky/Louisville
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in JulyWayne CountyAmerica/Kentucky/Monticello
Lexington-Fayette urban countyBowling GreenOwensboroCovington
Kentucky and its counties (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
4,606,864
Land area
39,486 sq mi (102,268 km²)
Water area
920 sq mi (2,383 km²)
State FIPS code
21
Coordinates (central point)
37.533684, -85.292980
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address.

Metro and micro areas in Kentucky, largest first

9 metro areas and 15 micro areas have counties in Kentucky. 5 cross into another state; their populations are for the whole area. Populations are July 2025 estimates.

  1. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area2,312,858 people
  2. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area1,402,509 people
  3. Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area535,174 people
  4. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area365,965 people
  5. Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area349,001 people
  6. Bowling Green, KY Metro Area197,180 people
  7. Corbin, KY Micro Area150,040 people
  8. Richmond-Berea, KY Micro Area131,806 people
  9. Elizabethtown, KY Metro Area128,666 people
  10. Owensboro, KY Metro Area113,962 people
  11. Paducah, KY-IL Metro Area102,259 people
  12. Pikeville, KY Micro Area89,122 people
All 24
  1. Frankfort, KY Micro Area77,874 people
  2. Somerset, KY Micro Area67,384 people
  3. Henderson, KY Micro Area57,184 people
  4. Danville, KY Micro Area56,985 people
  5. Glasgow, KY Micro Area56,224 people
  6. Mount Sterling, KY Micro Area48,428 people
  7. Madisonville, KY Micro Area45,127 people
  8. Murray, KY Micro Area39,421 people
  9. Campbellsville, KY Micro Area38,407 people
  10. Mayfield, KY Micro Area37,050 people
  11. Middlesborough, KY Micro Area22,829 people
  12. Franklin, KY Micro Area20,788 people

Every metro and micro area in the US

Counties and equivalents, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Jefferson County, Kentucky795,222 people
  2. Fayette County, Kentucky329,751 people
  3. Kenton County, Kentucky175,779 people
  4. Warren County, Kentucky149,375 people
  5. Boone County, Kentucky145,316 people
  6. Hardin County, Kentucky113,482 people
  7. Daviess County, Kentucky104,898 people
  8. Madison County, Kentucky101,696 people
  9. Campbell County, Kentucky95,441 people
  10. Bullitt County, Kentucky86,454 people
  11. Oldham County, Kentucky70,986 people
  12. Christian County, Kentucky70,115 people
All 120
  1. McCracken County, Kentucky67,553 people
  2. Pulaski County, Kentucky67,384 people
  3. Laurel County, Kentucky63,746 people
  4. Scott County, Kentucky62,262 people
  5. Jessamine County, Kentucky57,147 people
  6. Pike County, Kentucky54,721 people
  7. Franklin County, Kentucky52,649 people
  8. Shelby County, Kentucky51,243 people
  9. Nelson County, Kentucky49,036 people
  10. Boyd County, Kentucky47,751 people
  11. Barren County, Kentucky45,641 people
  12. Hopkins County, Kentucky45,127 people
  13. Henderson County, Kentucky44,255 people
  14. Calloway County, Kentucky39,421 people
  15. Clark County, Kentucky37,888 people
  16. Whitley County, Kentucky37,297 people
  17. Graves County, Kentucky37,050 people
  18. Greenup County, Kentucky35,213 people

See all 120 counties and equivalents in Kentucky, largest first

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky (metro government)631,818 people
  2. Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky (urban county)323,725 people
  3. Bowling Green, Kentucky (city)75,388 people
  4. Owensboro, Kentucky (city)60,302 people
  5. Covington, Kentucky (city)41,110 people
  6. Georgetown, Kentucky (city)39,117 people
  7. Richmond, Kentucky (city)37,111 people
  8. Florence, Kentucky (city)32,803 people
  9. Elizabethtown, Kentucky (city)32,576 people
  10. Nicholasville, Kentucky (city)32,197 people
  11. Hopkinsville, Kentucky (city)30,906 people
  12. Independence, Kentucky (city)29,392 people
All 555
  1. Jeffersontown, Kentucky (city)29,199 people
  2. Frankfort, Kentucky (city)28,503 people
  3. Henderson, Kentucky (city)27,852 people
  4. Paducah, Kentucky (city)26,845 people
  5. Radcliff, Kentucky (city)22,864 people
  6. Ashland, Kentucky (city)21,295 people
  7. Erlanger, Kentucky (city)19,875 people
  8. Madisonville, Kentucky (city)19,515 people
  9. Winchester, Kentucky (city)19,213 people
  10. Mount Washington, Kentucky (city)18,480 people
  11. Murray, Kentucky (city)18,080 people
  12. Burlington, Kentucky (CDP)18,008 people
  13. Shelbyville, Kentucky (city)17,668 people
  14. St. Matthews, Kentucky (city)17,577 people
  15. Danville, Kentucky (city)17,327 people
  16. Fort Thomas, Kentucky (city)17,169 people
  17. Berea, Kentucky (city)15,786 people
  18. Shively, Kentucky (city)15,638 people

See all 555 cities, towns and communities in Kentucky, largest first

ZIP Code areas, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. ZIP 4047565,961 people
  2. ZIP 4210165,421 people
  3. ZIP 4104257,634 people
  4. ZIP 4270153,987 people
  5. ZIP 4032453,406 people
  6. ZIP 4060151,893 people
  7. ZIP 4050947,036 people
  8. ZIP 4035645,849 people
  9. ZIP 4230145,445 people
  10. ZIP 4021445,405 people
  11. ZIP 4021644,047 people
  12. ZIP 4029942,207 people
All 782
  1. ZIP 4230342,119 people
  2. ZIP 4210442,076 people
  3. ZIP 4224041,415 people
  4. ZIP 4022941,299 people
  5. ZIP 4029141,222 people
  6. ZIP 4101740,719 people
  7. ZIP 4021939,909 people
  8. ZIP 4024539,835 people
  9. ZIP 4016538,403 people
  10. ZIP 4027238,289 people
  11. ZIP 4051138,176 people
  12. ZIP 4242038,133 people
  13. ZIP 4051537,384 people
  14. ZIP 4039136,796 people
  15. ZIP 4051735,656 people
  16. ZIP 4022035,078 people
  17. ZIP 4021833,736 people
  18. ZIP 4105133,054 people

See all 782 ZIP Code areas in Kentucky, largest first

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