Kenton County is a county in Kentucky, United States, at the point where the Licking River joins the Ohio River across from Cincinnati, Ohio. It had a population of 169,064 at the 2020 census and covers 164 square miles (420 km2) centred near 38\u00b056\u2032N 84\u00b032\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Independence is the county seat; its postal code is 41051. The county has 19 incorporated cities plus several unincorporated communities, no CDPs beyond those cities, and sits entirely in the Eastern time zone. Kentucky counties do not use civil townships, so this county has none.<\/p>\n
Kenton County packs 19 incorporated cities into a dense, largely suburban footprint on the Cincinnati side of the Ohio River, plus a handful of unincorporated places. Every one of the cities below is a genuine municipal corporation under Kentucky law; none are CDPs.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 40,961<\/td>\n | 41011–41019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Independence<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 28,676<\/td>\n | 41051<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Erlanger<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Edgewood<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elsmere<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fort Mitchell<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fort Wright<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Taylor Mill<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Villa Hills<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Crestview Hills<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Crescent Springs<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Park Hills<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ludlow<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lakeside Park<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ryland Heights<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bromley<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kenton Vale<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fairview<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Visalia<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Two names on the state’s Kenton County city list straddle a county line: Crittenden’s city limits lie mostly in neighboring Grant County, and Walton’s lie mostly in neighboring Boone County, with only small slivers extending into Kenton County. Both are omitted here to avoid duplicating those counties’ own listings.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nFairview and Visalia have no dedicated ZIP code and use the nearest incorporated city’s post office.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nKenton County sits in the outer Bluegrass region on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River, directly across from Cincinnati. Its northern edge follows the Ohio River, and the Licking River forms part of its eastern boundary before the two rivers meet at Covington. Terrain rises from the river bottoms into rolling, dissected uplands typical of the Cincinnati Arch, with elevations from roughly 455 to 960 feet.<\/p>\n |