Kentucky · Census place 2113024

Carrollton, Kentucky

Carrollton is a city in Carroll County, Kentucky with an estimated 3,955 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 93rd largest of 206 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 3,955; #93 of 206 in Kentucky
Change since 2020: +1.6%; +63 people
Land area: 2.0 sq mi; + 0.05 sq mi water
Density: 1,939 / sq mi; State median 1,588

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

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Carrollton population, 2020 to 2024

Carrollton added 63 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +1.6%. In the latest year it moved by +31.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,882. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Carrollton covers 2.04 square miles of land and 0.05 of water, for 1,939 people per square mile of land. The median Kentucky place of 5,000+ has 1,588, so Carrollton is denser than the typical town.

What county Carrollton is in

All of Carrollton's residents live in Carroll County, which had 11,111 residents in 2024. Carrollton holds 35.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Carrollton

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Carrollton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 41008. 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 Carrollton is

The Census internal point of Carrollton is at 38.679600, -85.165800. Frankfort, the capital, is 37.5 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Madison, IN (12,108 people), 13.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Louisville/Jefferson County, KY, 44.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 38.679600, -85.165800
DMS: 38°40'46.56"N 85°09'56.88"W
UTM: 16N 659546.4E 4282818.7N
Geohash: dngkn12jj
Plus code: 86CPMRHM+RM

Daylight in Carrollton

At 38.68° N, Carrollton gets about 14 h 53 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 28 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 25 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Carrollton

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Kentucky, measured between internal points. The closest is Warsaw, 16.4 miles away, with 1,758 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Carrollton, KY?

3,955 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 63 (1.6%) from 3,892 in July 2020.

What county is Carrollton in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Carrollton?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 41008.

How far is Carrollton from Frankfort?

37.5 miles (60.3 km) in a straight line, heading SSE from Carrollton.

What is the nearest larger city to Carrollton?

Madison, IN, with 12,108 residents, 13.6 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.