Kentucky · Census place 2111098

Burkesville, Kentucky

Burkesville is a city in Cumberland County, Kentucky with an estimated 1,386 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 179th largest of 206 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,386; #179 of 206 in Kentucky
Change since 2020: +1.6%; +22 people
Land area: 2.6 sq mi; + 0.08 sq mi water
Density: 539 / sq mi; State median 1,588

Orange pin: Burkesville. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Frankfort.

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Burkesville population, 2020 to 2024

Burkesville added 22 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.6%. In the latest year it moved by +16.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,371. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Burkesville covers 2.57 square miles of land and 0.08 of water, for 539 people per square mile of land. The median Kentucky place of 5,000+ has 1,588, so Burkesville is less dense than the typical town.

What county Burkesville is in

All of Burkesville's residents live in Cumberland County, which had 6,047 residents in 2024. Burkesville holds 22.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Burkesville

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Burkesville by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 42717. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Burkesville is

The Census internal point of Burkesville is at 36.790100, -85.364600. Frankfort, the capital, is 100.2 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Albany, KY (1,744 people), 14.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Murfreesboro, TN, 87.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 36.790100, -85.364600
DMS: 36°47'24.36"N 85°21'52.56"W
UTM: 16N 645916.1E 4072835.2N
Geohash: dne333rmu
Plus code: 868PQJRP+25

Daylight in Burkesville

At 36.79° N, Burkesville gets about 14 h 41 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 38 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 03 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Burkesville

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Kentucky, measured between internal points. The closest is Albany, 14.4 miles away, with 1,744 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Burkesville, KY?

1,386 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 22 (1.6%) from 1,364 in July 2020.

What county is Burkesville in?

Cumberland County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Burkesville?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 42717.

How far is Burkesville from Frankfort?

100.2 miles (161.2 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Burkesville.

What is the nearest larger city to Burkesville?

Albany, KY, with 1,744 residents, 14.4 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.