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Welcome to Slaughters ...

The city of Slaughters is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Slaughters, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Slaughters has a population of 207 people<2> (see below for details).

Slaughters is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Slaughters: 270 & 364<4>

The ZIP code for Slaughters: 42456<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Slaughters had an population of 207 people. This is a decrease of 4.17% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Slaughters had a population of 216 people. This makes Slaughters the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 216 people, the population of Slaughters decreased 9.24% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 238 people).

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

Communities Also Named Slaughters ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Slaughters - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Slaughters ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Slaughters ...

Looking for more information about Slaughters? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Slaughters, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Slaughters.

Adding Slaughters to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Slaughters 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 Slaughters was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Slaughters.

Footnotes ...

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