Nicholas County is a county in Kentucky, United States, in the northeastern Bluegrass region along the Licking River. It had a population of 7,537 at the 2020 census and covers 197 square miles (510 km2) centred near 38\u00b020\u2032N 84\u00b001\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Carlisle is the county seat, and its postal code is 40311. The county has one incorporated city and ten unincorporated communities, no organized civil townships, sits in the Eastern time zone, and carries FIPS code 21181.<\/p>\n
Nicholas County has eleven named places: one incorporated city and ten unincorporated communities and crossroads. CDP = Census-Designated Place; Unincorp. = unincorporated community with no municipal government.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 2,009<\/td>\n | 40311<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Barefoot<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Barterville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| East Union<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ellisville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Headquarters<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hooktown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Moorefield<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Morning Glory<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Myers<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Upper Blue Licks<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Carlisle is the only incorporated place in Nicholas County; every other name on the list is an unincorporated rural community or crossroads without its own municipal government or census count.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nNone of the unincorporated communities has its own ZIP code; mail for the whole county routes through the Carlisle post office.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nNicholas County sits on rolling Bluegrass farmland cut by the South Fork and Main Licking River, with Blue Licks Springs and the Blue Licks Battlefield in its northeast corner. The terrain flattens toward Carlisle and grows hillier along the county’s eastern edge near the Bath County line.<\/p>\n |