Wayne County is a county in Kentucky, United States, on the Tennessee state line in the south-central part of the state. It had a population of 19,555 at the 2020 census and covers 484 square miles (1,250 km2), of which 458 square miles (1,190 km2) is land, centred near 36\u00b049\u2032N 84\u00b050\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Monticello is the county seat, and its postal code is 42633. The county has one incorporated city and more than four dozen unincorporated communities. Wayne County sits in the Eastern time zone and carries FIPS code 21231.<\/p>\n
Wayne County has a single incorporated city, Monticello, and a long list of small unincorporated communities scattered across its Cumberland River hill country. Most of these places are crossroads stores, old post-office stations, or clusters of farms rather than platted towns, so reliable population and ZIP figures are not published for them individually; those cells read —.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 5,753<\/td>\n | 42633<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Barrier<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bethesda<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Betsey<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Burfield<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cabell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cooper<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Coopersville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Delta<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Denney<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eadsville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Frazer<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Frisby<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gap Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gregory<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Griffin<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hardwick<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hidalgo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jimtown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kidder<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kidds Crossing<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Low Gap<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mill Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Pisgah<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Murl<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Number One<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oil Valley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oilton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Parmleysville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Parnell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Powersburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pueblo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ramsey Island<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rankin<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ritner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rockybranch<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sandclift<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shearer Valley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Short Mountain<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Slat<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Slickford<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Spann<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Steubenville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sumpter<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sunnybrook<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Susie<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Swifton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Touristville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wait<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Windy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wray Gap<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Zula<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n No confusable name pairs cross the county line here \u2014 the closest county-seat namesake, Monticello in Wayne County, Indiana, is a different city entirely.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of Wayne County’s small communities receive mail through the Monticello post office or a rural route rather than carrying their own ZIP code, so a separate code is not published for each place above.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nWayne County lies in the Cumberland Plateau foothills of south-central Kentucky, cut by the Cumberland River and its Lake Cumberland impoundment along the northern edge of the county. The terrain runs from river bottomland near the lake to ridge-and-hollow country toward the Tennessee line. The county borders Russell County<\/a> to the northwest, Pulaski County<\/a> to the northeast, McCreary County<\/a> to the east, Clinton County<\/a> to the west, and Tennessee’s Scott County<\/a> to the southeast and Pickett County<\/a> to the south.<\/p>\n Wayne County had 19,555 residents at the 2020 census. Monticello, the county seat, is by far the largest community; no other place in the county reaches even a fraction of its size, with the rest of the population spread across the unincorporated communities listed above. Median household income in the county runs well below the Kentucky median of $61,118, consistent with Wayne County’s largely rural, agricultural economy. Population density works out to roughly 43 people per square mile of land.<\/p>\n Agriculture, timber, and small manufacturing anchor the local economy, alongside tourism tied to Lake Cumberland, which forms much of the county’s northern border and draws boaters and anglers in summer. Monticello serves as the county’s retail, government, and school hub, home to the Wayne County school district and county courthouse. Cave Springs, tobacco, and cattle farming have long been part of the county’s rural economy.<\/p>\n Wayne County was formed on December 13, 1800, from parts of Pulaski and Cumberland counties, making it the 43rd county established in Kentucky. It was named for Gen. Anthony Wayne, a Revolutionary War and Northwest Indian War commander. During the Civil War the county was briefly renamed Zollicoffer County in 1861–1862, and the Battle of Mill Springs, one of the first significant Union victories in the Western Theater, was fought at the county’s Mill Springs community on January 19, 1862. In a November 2020 local-option vote, Wayne County approved the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages, ending its status as a dry county.<\/p>\n U.S. Route 90 and U.S. Route 127 cross through Monticello, linking the county to neighboring seats.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Lake Cumberland Regional Airport near Somerset; the closest major hub is Nashville International Airport, roughly two hours southwest by car.<\/p>\n Where is Wayne County, Kentucky?<\/strong> What is the population of Wayne County?<\/strong> How big is Wayne County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Wayne County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Wayne County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Wayne County?<\/strong> |