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Summary for Horse Cave

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Located in: Hart County (see below)

Time Zone: Horse Cave lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)<1>

Telephone Area Codes: 270 & 364<2>

ZIP Code: 42749<3>

Elevation: 620 feet [188.98 m] above sea level<4>

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	2,422 (4.8% increase since 2010)
2010:	2,311 (2.62% increase since 2000)
2000:	2,252

Total Area:<6> 2.67 sq. miles [6.9 km²]

Housing Units:<7> 1,093

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<8>

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

Lat: 37.179600° (or 37°10'46" N)

Lon: -85.907700° (or -85°54'27" W)

USGS Topo Map: Horse Cave<9>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Horse Cave

GNIS ID: 2404730

FIPS State / Place Code: 21 / 38008

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

About Hart County

The city of Munfordville is the County Seat for Hart County.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	19,035 (4.66% increase since 2010)
2010	18,188 (4.26% increase since 2000)
2000:	17,445

Total Area: 417.9 sq. miles [1,082.2 km²] - of which 1.38% is water (5.76 sq. miles [14.9 km²])

Housing Units: 8,559

Official Website: https://www.hartcountyky.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Hart

GNIS ID: 516896

FIPS State / County Code: 21 / 099

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

About Kentucky

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
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://www.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 Horse Cave)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Horse Cave is in the Central Time Zone, the area to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
<2>	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 Horse Cave area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Horse Cave area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	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 Horse Cave). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Horse Cave or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Horse Cave - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>	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.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Horse Cave. 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.
<7>	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).
<8>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Horse Cave, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<9>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Horse Cave.