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Welcome to Nortonville ...

The city of Nortonville is located in Hopkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nortonville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Nortonville has a population of 1,150 people<2> (see below for details).

Nortonville is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Nortonville: 270 & 364<4>

The ZIP code for Nortonville: 42442<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Nortonville had an population of 1,150 people. This is a decrease of 4.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nortonville had a population of 1,204 people. This makes Nortonville the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Nortonville represents 0.03% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 187th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,204 people, the population of Nortonville decreased 4.75% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,264 people).

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

Communities Also Named Nortonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Nortonville - they are located in California, Illinois, Kansas, New Jersey and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Nortonville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nortonville ...

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

Adding Nortonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nortonville 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 Nortonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Nortonville post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nortonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Hopkins, 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 Nortonville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nortonville - 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 Nortonville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Nortonville 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 Nortonville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Nortonville 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/