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Summary for Harrodsburg


About Harrodsburg (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Mercer County (see below)

Time Zone: Harrodsburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 859

ZIP Code: 40330<2>

Elevation: 830 feet [252.98 m] above sea level<3>

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

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<4>     8,563   (2.67% increase since 2010)  
2010:     8,340   (4.07% increase since 2000)
2000:     8,014

Total Area:<5>   6.93 sq. miles [17.9 km²]

Housing Units:<6>   3,931

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<7>

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

Lat:   37.765400°   (or 37°45'55" N)

Lon:   -84.847600°   (or -84°50'51" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Harrodsburg<8>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Harrodsburg

GNIS ID:   2403806

FIPS State / Place Code:   21 / 34966

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


About Mercer County

The city of Harrodsburg is the County Seat for Mercer County.

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

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     21,933   (2.93% increase since 2010)  
2010     21,308   (2.36% increase since 2000)
2000:     20,817

Total Area:   253.3 sq. miles [656.1 km²]   - of which 1.78% is water (4.51 sq. miles [11.7 km²])

Housing Units:   9,941

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Mercer

GNIS ID:   516930

FIPS State / County Code:   21 / 167

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


About Kentucky

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     4,472,345   (3.06% increase since 2010)  
2010:     4,339,367   (7.36% increase since 2000)
2000:     4,041,769

Websites for State of Kentucky

Official Website:   https://kentucky.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.kentuckytourism.com/

Parks:   https://parks.ky.gov/

Fishing:   https://fw.ky.gov/Fish/

Hunting:   https://fw.ky.gov/Hunt/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Kentucky

GNIS ID:   1779786

FIPS State:   21

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While Harrodsburg is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area to the south is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
<2>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 Harrodsburg). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Harrodsburg or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harrodsburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 Harrodsburg. 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).
<7>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Harrodsburg, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<8>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Harrodsburg.









 

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