{"id":4099,"date":"2023-06-15T10:33:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T10:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4099"},"modified":"2026-08-16T19:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:08:27","slug":"marion-county-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/marion-county-kentucky\/","title":{"rendered":"Marion County, Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marion County is a county in Kentucky, United States, in the north-central part of the Bluegrass region, roughly 60 miles south of Louisville. It had a population of 19,581 at the 2020 census and covers 347 square miles (900 km2) — 343 square miles (890 km2) of land and 3.9 square miles (10 km2) of water — centred near 37°33′N 85°14′W.<\/p>\n

Lebanon is the county seat, and its postal code is 40033. The county holds five incorporated cities (Bradfordsville, Lebanon, Loretto, Raywick and Saint Mary) plus roughly two dozen unincorporated communities and crossroads. Marion County runs on Eastern Time.<\/p>\n

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

Marion County has five incorporated cities and around two dozen unincorporated communities, most of them small crossroads settlements that never organized as cities. Lebanon, the county seat, holds the majority of the county’s population; the other incorporated cities are Bradfordsville, Loretto, Raywick and Saint Mary. The table below lists every recorded place; “Unincorp.” marks a community with no city government.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Lebanon<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n40033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bradfordsville<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n40009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Loretto<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n40037<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raywick<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n40060<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saint Mary<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n40063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belltown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burkes Spring<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Calvary<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dant<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frogtown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gandertown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gravel Switch<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n40328<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greenbriar<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holy Cross<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jessietown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nerinx<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n40049<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Market<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peck Ford<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Penick<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phillipsburg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poplar Corner<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riley<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saint Charles<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saint Francis<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n40062<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saint Joseph<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salleetown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Holy Cross, in the western part of the county, is where Kentucky’s first Catholic settlers arrived around 1790, making Marion one of the state’s oldest and most heavily Catholic counties — a heritage visible in the community names Calvary, Saint Charles, Saint Francis, Saint Joseph and Saint Mary.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n