Summary for Bear Fork

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Located in: Pike County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Bear Frk.

Time Zone: Bear Fork lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: 606

Elevation: 940 feet [286.51 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Bear Fork:

Lat: 37.385900° (or 37°23'9" N)

Lon: -82.595900° (or -82°35'45" W)

USGS Topo Map: Pikeville<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Bear Fork

GNIS ID: 2337492

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bear Fork)

The community of Pikeville is the County Seat for {Pike County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Pike)

Population

Total Area:<5> 788 sq. miles [2,042.6 km²]

Housing Units: <6> 30,304

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Pike

GNIS ID: 516944

FIPS State / County Code: 21 / 195

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bear Fork)

About Kentucky

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Kentucky

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Kentucky

GNIS ID: 1779786

FIPS State: 21

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Bear Fork)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bear Fork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Bear Fork, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Bear Fork.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Bear Fork. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).