London, Kentucky

London population, 2020 to 2024

London lost 2 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.0%. In the latest year it moved by -16. Among 79 Kentucky places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 60th; the median place changed by +2.0%. The median place of 5,000+ in Kentucky has 10,541 people, so London is 72% of it.

London covers 12.67 square miles of land and 0.05 of water, for 598 people per square mile of land. The median Kentucky place of 5,000+ has 1,588, so London is less dense than the typical town.

What county London is in

All of London's residents live in Laurel County, which had 63,353 residents in 2024. London holds 12.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in London

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap London by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 40741, 40744. 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 London is

The Census internal point of London is at 37.110000, -84.081700. Frankfort, the capital, is 86.1 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Corbin, KY (7,891 people), 12.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lexington-Fayette, KY, 67.5 miles away.

Daylight in London

At 37.11° N, London gets about 14 h 43 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 37 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 06 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near London

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Kentucky, measured between internal points. The closest is Corbin, 12.4 miles away, with 7,891 people.