Pendleton County is a county in Kentucky, United States, in the north-central part of the state along the Ohio River. It had a population of 14,644 at the 2020 census and covers 282 square miles (730 km2) centred near 38°41′N 84°22′W.<\/p>\n
Falmouth is the county seat, and its postal code is 41040. The county has two incorporated cities (Falmouth and Butler) and a scatter of unincorporated crossroads communities. Pendleton County sits in the Eastern time zone and is part of the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN metropolitan area.<\/p>\n
Pendleton County has just two incorporated cities — Falmouth (the seat) and Butler — plus roughly two dozen unincorporated communities and rural crossroads scattered across the county’s farmland and river bottoms. Most of these places are small clusters of houses, a church, or a former store rather than platted towns, and several have no reliable population count.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falmouth<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 2,299<\/td>\n | 41040<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Butler<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 648<\/td>\n | 41006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| DeMossville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bachelors Rest<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Boston<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Browning Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Caddo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Caldwell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Carntown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Catawba<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Concord<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Doughton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Durbintown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Four Oaks<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gardnersville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Goforth<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Greenwood<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hayes<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ivor<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Knoxville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Locust Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Marcus<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McKinneysburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Menzie<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Meridian<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Morgan<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Auburn<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Peach Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Portland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n The community of Lenoxburg straddles the Pendleton–Bracken county line, and a small edge of Williamstown reaches into Pendleton from neighboring Grant County; both are counted with their primary county on this site rather than duplicated here.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nThe remaining unincorporated communities share one of these three ZIP codes depending on which post office serves their rural route; the site does not publish a confirmed ZIP for each individual hamlet.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nPendleton County lies in the rolling farmland of the Outer Bluegrass region, drained by the South Fork Licking River and Grassy Creek. The Ohio River forms the county’s northeastern border, separating it from Clermont County, Ohio. The county borders Kenton County<\/a> to the northwest, Campbell County<\/a> to the north, Bracken County<\/a> to the east, Harrison County<\/a> to the south, and Grant County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n The county’s population was 14,644 at the 2020 census, giving it a density of about 53 people per square mile on its 277 square miles of land. Falmouth and Butler are the two largest communities, together holding roughly 20% of county residents; the rest live in unincorporated communities and on farmland. Median household income in Pendleton County has historically run below the Kentucky median of $61,118, reflecting the county’s rural, agricultural economy.<\/p>\n Agriculture — tobacco historically, now more diversified into cattle, corn, and soybeans — remains central to the county’s economy alongside light manufacturing and jobs commuting into the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky metro area. Falmouth’s downtown along the South Fork Licking River anchors local retail and county government, and the county fair each summer is the area’s biggest community event.<\/p>\n Pendleton County was formed on December 13, 1798, from parts of Bracken and Campbell counties, and was named for Edmund Pendleton, a longtime member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress who also served as Virginia’s chief justice. Falmouth, sited at the confluence of the South Fork and Main Licking River, became the county seat in 1799. The county and its seat have flooded repeatedly over the past two centuries, including major Ohio and Licking River floods that reshaped Falmouth’s downtown levee system.<\/p>\n US Route 27 runs north–south through Falmouth, connecting the county to Cincinnati and the Northern Kentucky metro area; KY Route 22 and KY Route 177 provide the main east–west links.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Cincinnati\/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), about 35 miles to the northwest.<\/p>\n Where is Pendleton County, Kentucky?<\/strong> What is the population of Pendleton County?<\/strong> How big is Pendleton County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Pendleton County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Pendleton County?<\/strong> |