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Welcome to Livingston ...

The city of Livingston is located in Rockcastle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Livingston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Livingston has a population of 213 people<2> (see below for details).

Livingston is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Livingston: 606

The ZIP code for Livingston: 40445<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Livingston had an population of 213 people. This is a decrease of 5.75% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Livingston had a population of 226 people. This makes Livingston the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 226 people, the population of Livingston has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 228 people).

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

Communities Also Named Livingston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Livingston: This one is located in Rockcastle County and the other is located in Caldwell County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 37 communities that are also named Livingston - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New Jersey, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Livingston ...

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

  • Berea
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <5>
  • London
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Vernon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brodhead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Crab Orchard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • McKee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Annville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Orlando
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
  • Hansford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
  • Peoples
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Peoples is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Livingston ...

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

Adding Livingston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Livingston 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 Livingston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Livingston post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Livingston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Rockcastle, 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 Livingston.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Livingston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Livingston). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Livingston or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/