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Welcome to Upton ...

The city of Upton is primarily located in Hardin County<1>. A portion of Upton extends into Larue County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Upton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Upton has a population of 689 people<2> (see below for details).

Upton is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Upton is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Upton: 270 & 364<4>

The ZIP code for Upton: 42784<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Upton had an population of 689 people. This is an increase of 0.88% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Upton had a population of 683 people. This makes Upton the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Upton represents 0.02% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 263rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 683 people, the population of Upton increased 4.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 654 people).

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

Communities Also Named Upton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Upton - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Texas, Utah (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Upton ...

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

  • Elizabethtown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hodgenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Horse Cave
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Munfordville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Clarkson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sonora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bonnieville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Flint Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Melrose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Melrose is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Seven Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upton ...

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

Adding Upton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Upton post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Upton.

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 Upton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Upton - 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 Upton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Upton 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 Upton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Upton 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/