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Welcome to Vine Grove ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vine Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for Vine Grove: Vine Grv.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Vine Grove has a population of 6,424 people<2> (see below for details).

Vine Grove is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Codes for Vine Grove: 270 & 364<4>

The ZIP code for Vine Grove: 40175<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Vine Grove had an population of 6,424 people. This is an increase of 42.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 54.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Vine Grove had a population of 4,520 people. This makes Vine Grove the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Vine Grove represents 0.1% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 76th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,520 people, the population of Vine Grove increased 8.42% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,169 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Vine Grove.

Communities near Vine Grove ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vine Grove ...

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

Adding Vine Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vine Grove post office opened in 1856.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vine Grove.

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