Kentucky · Census place 2144344

Lebanon, Kentucky

Lebanon is a city in Marion County, Kentucky with an estimated 6,558 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 65th largest of 206 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
6,558
#65 of 206 in Kentucky
Change since 2020
+4.2%
+267 people
Land area
6.8 sq mi
+ 0.04 sq mi water
Density
959 / sq mi
State median 1,588
Orange pin: Lebanon. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Frankfort.

Lebanon population, 2020 to 2024

Lebanon added 267 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +4.2%. In the latest year it moved by +56. Among 79 Kentucky places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 20th; the median place changed by +2.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Kentucky has 10,541 people, so Lebanon is 62% of it.

6,29120206,38320216,41220226,50220236,5582024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 6,285. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Lebanon covers 6.84 square miles of land and 0.04 of water, for 959 people per square mile of land. The median Kentucky place of 5,000+ has 1,588, so Lebanon is less dense than the typical town.

What county Lebanon is in

All of Lebanon's residents live in Marion County, which had 19,851 residents in 2024. Lebanon holds 33.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Lebanon

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Lebanon by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 40033. 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 Lebanon is

The Census internal point of Lebanon is at 37.570200, -85.260100. Frankfort, the capital, is 47.5 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Campbellsville, KY (11,820 people), 16.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Louisville/Jefferson County, KY, 46.2 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
37.570200, -85.260100
DMS
37°34'12.72"N 85°15'36.36"W
UTM
16N 653651.9E 4159552.3N
Geohash
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Plus code
869PHPCQ+3X

Daylight in Lebanon

At 37.57° N, Lebanon gets about 14 h 46 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 34 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 12 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Lebanon

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Kentucky, measured between internal points. The closest is Springfield, 8.8 miles away, with 2,970 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lebanon, KY?

6,558 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 267 (4.2%) from 6,291 in July 2020.

What county is Lebanon in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Lebanon?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 40033.

How far is Lebanon from Frankfort?

47.5 miles (76.5 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Lebanon.

What is the nearest larger city to Lebanon?

Campbellsville, KY, with 11,820 residents, 16.4 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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