{"id":4015,"date":"2023-06-14T11:24:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T11:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4015"},"modified":"2026-08-11T21:32:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T21:32:51","slug":"harlan-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/harlan-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlan County, Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harlan County is a county in Kentucky, United States, in the southeastern corner of the state
\nalong the Virginia border, about 32 miles northeast of Middlesboro. It had a population of
\n26,831 at the 2020 census, an estimated 24,725 by 2025, and covers 468 square miles (1,210 km2)
\ncentred near 36\u00b052\u2032N 83\u00b013\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Harlan is the county seat; its postal code is 40831. Cumberland, not Harlan, is the county’s
\nmost populous city. The county holds 6 incorporated cities and 7 census-designated places, plus
\ndozens of smaller unincorporated coal camps and hollows with no local government of their own,
\nand it runs on Eastern Time. Its FIPS code is 21095.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Harlan County<\/h2>\n

Harlan County has 13 places tracked separately by the Census Bureau: 6 incorporated cities and
\n7 census-designated places (CDPs), unincorporated communities with a fixed boundary but no local
\ngovernment. Beyond those 13, dozens more named coal camps and hollows appear on maps and in local
\nusage but carry no population count of their own; a selection of the best-documented ones is
\nlisted below as Unincorp., with population and ZIP left blank rather than guessed.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Cumberland<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n1,947<\/td>\n40823<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harlan<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n1,776<\/td>\n40831<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Wallins<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n838<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Evarts<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n859<\/td>\n40828<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lynch<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n658<\/td>\n40855<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Loyall<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n638<\/td>\n40854<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cawood<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n630<\/td>\n40815<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pathfork<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n326<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ages<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n345<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coldiron<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n222<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wallins Creek<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n212<\/td>\n40873<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenvir<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n204<\/td>\n40828<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benham<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n512<\/td>\n40807<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baxter<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Closplint<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highsplint<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holmes Mill<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Totz<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Verda<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rosspoint<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Putney<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brookside<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dayhoit<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alva<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blair<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bledsoe<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cranks<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hiram<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Kenvir shows two ZIPs in postal records: 40828, shared with the city of Evarts, is the one in
\ncurrent use, though older listings also cite 40847. Benham and Lynch, three miles apart in the
\ncounty’s northeast corner, were built as rival company towns by International Harvester and by
\nU.S. Coal and Coke, a U.S. Steel subsidiary, and are still often confused for one town by
\noutsiders.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n