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Summary for Sams

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Located in: Estill County (see below)

Time Zone: Sams lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 606

Elevation: 780 feet [237.74 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Sams:

Lat: 37.780900° (or 37°46'51" N)

Lon: -84.028400° (or -84°1'42" W)

USGS Topo Map: Palmer<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Sams

GNIS ID: 2440463

FIPS State / Place Code: None

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sams)

About Estill County

The community of Irvine is the County Seat for Estill County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Estill)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	14,106 (4.13% decrease since 2010)
2010	14,713 (3.88% decrease since 2000)
2000:	15,307

Total Area:<6> 255.6 sq. miles [662 km²] - of which 0.99% is water (2.53 sq. miles [6.6 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 6,865

Official Website: https://estillky.com/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Estill

GNIS ID: 516879

FIPS State / County Code: 21 / 065

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sams)

About Kentucky

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	4,472,345 (3.06% increase since 2010)
2010:	4,339,367 (7.36% increase since 2000)
2000:	4,041,769

Websites for State of Kentucky

Official Website: https://www.kentucky.gov/

Tourism: https://www.kentuckytourism.com/

Parks: https://parks.ky.gov/

Fishing: https://fw.ky.gov/Fish/

Hunting: https://fw.ky.gov/Hunt/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Kentucky

GNIS ID: 1779786

FIPS State: 21

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Sams)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Sams is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area to the east is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sams - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Sams, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Sams.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Sams. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).