Welcome to Danville ...

The city of Danville is located in Boyle County<1> and is the County Seat for Boyle County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Danville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1792.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Danville has a population of 16,736 people<2> (see below for details).

Danville is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Danville and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Danville is located in the (859) area code.

The ZIP codes for Danville: 40422-40423<4>

Websites for Danville ...

Official Website:   www.ci.danville.ky.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.danvilleboylechamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Danville had an population of 16,736 people. This is an increase of 3.19% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Danville had a population of 16,218 people (which is 57.04% of the total population of Boyle County). This makes Danville the county's most populous community.

The population of Danville represents 0.37% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 23rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,218 people, the population of Danville increased 4.79% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 15,477 people).

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

Communities Also Named Danville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 47 communities that are also named Danville - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (4), Pennsylvania, Quebec (3), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (3), Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Danville ...

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

• Nicholasville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <5>
• Harrodsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <5>
• Wilmore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <5>
• Lancaster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>
• Stanford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Stanford is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <5>
• Burgin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
  • Burgin is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgin <5>
• Crab Orchard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <5>
• Perryville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <5>
• Hustonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hustonville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustonville
  • Hustonville is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hustonville <5>
• Mackville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
  • Mackville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people

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 Danville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Danville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Danville. 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 Danville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Danville. Our list includes 23 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Danville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Danville ...

Looking for more information about Danville? 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 Danville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Danville.

Adding Danville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Danville 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 Danville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Danville post office opened in 1792.

We also found Danville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Danville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Danville: www.ci.danville.ky.us/

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