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Welcome to Radcliff ...

The city of Radcliff is located in Hardin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Radcliff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1962.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Radcliff has a population of 22,960 people<2> (see below for details).

Radcliff is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Radcliff (for example, toward Irvington), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Radcliff: 270 & 364<4>

The ZIP codes for Radcliff: 40159-40160<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Radcliff had an population of 22,960 people. This is an increase of 5.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Radcliff had a population of 21,688 people (or 20.28% of the total population of Hardin County). This makes Radcliff the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Radcliff represents 0.5% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 15th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 21,688 people, the population of Radcliff decreased 1.24% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 21,961 people).

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

Communities Also Named Radcliff ...

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

Beyond Kentucky, there are 4 communities that are also named Radcliff - they are located in Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Radcliff ...

Official Website: www.radcliff.org/

Communities near Radcliff ...

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

  • Elizabethtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shepherdsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brandenburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lebanon Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Irvington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Muldraugh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • West Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ekron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ekron is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Laconia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Laconia is located in Harrison County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laconia <6>
  • Prichard Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Radcliff ...

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

Adding Radcliff to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Radcliff post office opened in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Radcliff.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Hardin, 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 Radcliff.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Radcliff - 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 Radcliff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Radcliff 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 Radcliff). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Radcliff or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Radcliff includes: 40159 & 40160.
<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/