{"id":3951,"date":"2023-06-13T16:03:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T16:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=3951"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:20:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:20:49","slug":"clinton-county-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/clinton-county-kentucky\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinton County, Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clinton County is a county in Kentucky, United States, on the state&#8217;s southern border with Tennessee, in the south-central part of the state. It had a population of 9,253 at the 2020 census and covers 205 square miles (530 km2) centred near 36&deg;43&prime;N 85&deg;08&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Albany is the county seat, and its postal code is 42602. The county has one incorporated city and roughly thirty unincorporated communities and rural crossroads, no civil townships, and observes Central time. Its FIPS code is 21053.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Clinton County<\/h2>\n<p>Clinton County has one incorporated city, Albany, and no census-designated places; every other name below is an unincorporated community or crossroads without its own municipal government. Kentucky counties do not use civil townships, so the table omits that column.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Albany<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>1,760<\/td>\n<td>42602<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alpha<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>42603<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aaron<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Abstons Corner<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Browns Crossroads<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bug<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cannons Mill<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cartwright<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cedar Knob<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cumberland City<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Decide<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Desda<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Five Springs<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Highway<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hobart<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Huntersville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ida<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jones Mill<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Marlow<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Narvel<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nora<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Old Sparta<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pikeview<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rolan<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Savage<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Seventy Six<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shipley<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Snow<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Static<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Upchurch<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wago<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Watauga<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Willis Creek<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wolf River Dock<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wolf River Dock sits on the Wolf River arm of Dale Hollow Lake near the Tennessee line and is sometimes confused with the Cumberland River, which does not reach this part of the county; Cumberland City here is a local crossroads and not a reference to the Cumberland River town of the same name elsewhere in Kentucky.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>42602 &mdash; Albany (also serves most of the county&#8217;s rural crossroads and communities)<\/li>\n<li>42603 &mdash; Alpha<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Clinton County is served by just these two ZIP codes; addresses for the small unincorporated communities away from Alpha generally carry the Albany 42602 ZIP even though they are not physically in town.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Clinton County lies in Kentucky&#8217;s Pennyrile Region on the western edge of the Cumberland Plateau, a landscape of ridges and hollows that levels somewhat toward the Cumberland River basin to the west. The Wolf River, a tributary that feeds Dale Hollow Lake, crosses the county&#8217;s southern reaches near Wolf River Dock, and the county&#8217;s southeastern corner touches the lake itself, a reservoir shared with Tennessee. The terrain is mostly wooded upland with narrow bottomland along the creeks used for pasture and hay.<\/p>\n<p>Clinton County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/russell-county-kentucky\/\">Russell County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wayne-county-kentucky\/\">Wayne County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/pickett-county\/\">Pickett County, Tennessee<\/a> and Clay County, Tennessee to the south, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/cumberland-county-kentucky\/\">Cumberland County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Clinton County&#8217;s population was 9,253 at the 2020 census, spread across a land area of 197 square miles for a density of about 47 people per square mile. Albany, with 1,760 residents, is by far the largest community; Alpha and the county&#8217;s remaining unincorporated communities are all considerably smaller and mostly rural. Clinton County&#8217;s median household income runs well below the Kentucky median of $61,118, consistent with other rural counties along the state&#8217;s southern border.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture, particularly cattle and hay production, remains central to Clinton County&#8217;s rural economy, alongside timber harvesting on the Cumberland Plateau slopes. The Clinton County School District, headquartered in Albany, is one of the county&#8217;s largest employers, along with county government and local healthcare providers based in and around the courthouse square. Clinton County is legally dry, meaning alcohol sales are prohibited countywide, a status that has shaped its retail and restaurant landscape for decades. Dale Hollow Lake, part of which lies in the county&#8217;s southeast, draws boating and fishing visitors in warmer months. The Albany-Clinton County Chamber of Commerce hosts an annual community dinner on the courthouse square known locally as &#8220;All for Benny.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Clinton County was formed on February 20, 1835, from parts of Cumberland and Wayne counties. It was named for DeWitt Clinton, the seventh governor of New York and the chief force behind construction of the Erie Canal. Albany was formally incorporated on January 27, 1838. The county courthouse has burned twice: once during the Civil War, when Confederate forces set fire to buildings on the square including the courthouse, and again in 1980, when local volunteers managed to save most of the county&#8217;s historic records before the building was lost.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Kentucky Highway 90 and Kentucky Highway 92 are the main routes through Albany and Clinton County, connecting to KY 127 and KY 90 corridors toward neighboring counties.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jamestown, Kentucky &mdash; about 20 miles northwest (Russell County seat)<\/li>\n<li>Somerset, Kentucky &mdash; about 35 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Livingston, Tennessee &mdash; about 30 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Nashville, Tennessee &mdash; roughly 110 miles southwest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Nashville International Airport (BNA), roughly two hours&#8217; drive southwest of Albany. There is no Amtrak service in or near Clinton County.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Clinton County, Kentucky?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is in south-central Kentucky on the Tennessee border, part of the Pennyrile Region on the western edge of the Cumberland Plateau.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Clinton County?<\/strong><br \/>\nClinton County had a population of 9,253 at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Clinton County?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe county covers 205 square miles (530 km2), of which 197 square miles is land and 8.2 square miles is water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Clinton County?<\/strong><br \/>\nAlbany is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Clinton County?<\/strong><br \/>\nClinton County has one incorporated city, Albany, plus roughly thirty unincorporated communities and rural crossroads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Clinton County?<\/strong><br \/>\nClinton County uses two ZIP codes: 42602 for Albany and most of the county, and 42603 for Alpha.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is Clinton County a dry county?<\/strong><br \/>\nYes. Clinton County is a dry county, meaning the retail sale of alcohol is prohibited countywide.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/kentucky\/\">Towns and villages in Kentucky<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clinton County is a county in Kentucky, United States, on the state&#8217;s southern border with Tennessee, in the south-central part of the state. It had a population of 9,253 at the 2020 census and covers 205 square miles (530 km2) centred near 36&deg;43&prime;N 85&deg;08&prime;W. Albany is the county seat, and its postal code is 42602. 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