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Welcome to Paintsville ...

The city of Paintsville is located in Johnson County<1> and is the County Seat for Johnson County.

Paintsville was established in 1834.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Paintsville for more information about variations on the name of Paintsville.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Paintsville has a population of 3,975 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Paintsville is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Paintsville: 606

The ZIP code for Paintsville: 41240<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Paintsville had an population of 3,975 people. This is an increase of 14.92% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Paintsville had a population of 3,459 people (or 14.79% of the total population of Johnson County). This makes Paintsville the county's most populous community.

The population of Paintsville represents 0.08% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 93rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,459 people, the population of Paintsville decreased 16.29% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,132 people).

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

Communities near Paintsville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paintsville ...

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

Adding Paintsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Paintsville post office opened in 1843.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paintsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Johnson, 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 Paintsville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paintsville - 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 Paintsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Paintsville 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/