Welcome to Corbin ...

The city of Corbin is primarily located in Whitley County<1>. A portion of Corbin extends into Knox County and Laurel County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Corbin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Corbin has a population of 7,176 people<2> (see below for details).

Corbin is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Corbin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Corbin (for example, toward Jamestown), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Corbin: (606)

The ZIP codes for Corbin: 40701-40702<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Corbin had an population of 7,176 people. This is a decrease of 1.75% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Corbin had a population of 7,304 people (or 20.5% of the total population of Whitley County). This makes Corbin the county's most populous community.

The population of Corbin represents 0.17% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 53rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,304 people, the population of Corbin decreased 5.66% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,742 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Corbin.

Communities Also Named Corbin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Corbin: This one is located in Whitley County and the other is located in Knox County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 17 communities that are also named Corbin - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Georgia, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Newfoundland and Labrador (3), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Corbin.

Communities near Corbin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Corbin.

• London
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Laurel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <5>
• Williamsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <5>
• Barbourville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbourville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
  • Barbourville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <5>
• Gray
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Gray is located in Knox County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <5>
• Keavy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
  • Keavy is located in Laurel County
• Lily
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
  • Lily is located in Laurel County
• Rockholds
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
  • Rockholds is located in Whitley County
• Sublimity City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
  • Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
• Crane Nest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
  • Crane Nest is located in Knox County
• Heidrick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
  • Heidrick is located in Knox County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Corbin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Corbin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Corbin. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Corbin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Corbin. See our Newspapers Page for Corbin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Corbin ...

Looking for more information about Corbin? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Corbin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Corbin.

Adding Corbin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Corbin in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Corbin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Corbin post office opened in 1885.

We also found Corbin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Corbin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Corbin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/