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Welcome to Drakesboro ...

The city of Drakesboro is located in Muhlenberg County<1>.

Drakesboro was established in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Drakesboro has a population of 499 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Drakesboro is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Drakesboro lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Drakesboro: 270 & 364<4>

The ZIP code for Drakesboro: 42337<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Drakesboro had an population of 499 people. This is a decrease of 3.11% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Drakesboro had a population of 515 people. This makes Drakesboro the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Drakesboro represents 0.01% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 294th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 515 people, the population of Drakesboro decreased 17.86% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 627 people).

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

Communities near Drakesboro ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drakesboro ...

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

Adding Drakesboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drakesboro 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 (so far) for Drakesboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Drakesboro post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drakesboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Muhlenberg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Drakesboro.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drakesboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Drakesboro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Drakesboro area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Drakesboro). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Drakesboro or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/