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Welcome to Lee City ...

Lee City is located in Wolfe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lee City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Lee City is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lee City: 606

The ZIP code for Lee City: 41342<3>

Communities Also Named Lee City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lee City - it's located in Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lee City ...

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

  • West Liberty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jackson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Salyersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Campton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cannel City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cannel City is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
  • Netty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Netty is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty
  • Rock Lick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
  • Hazel Green
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hazel Green is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green
  • Taulbee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taulbee
  • Bays
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bays is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lee City ...

Looking for more information about Lee City? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lee City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lee City.

Adding Lee City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lee City 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 Lee City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lee City post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lee City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Wolfe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lee City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 community (such as Lee City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lee City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/