Kentucky · Census place 2163858
Raceland, Kentucky
Raceland is a city in Greenup County, Kentucky with an estimated 2,301 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 133rd largest of 206 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,301
- #133 of 206 in Kentucky
- Change since 2020
- -1.6%
- -37 people
- Land area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Density
- 928 / sq mi
- State median 1,588
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Raceland population, 2020 to 2024
Raceland lost 37 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.6%. In the latest year it moved by +0.
Raceland covers 2.48 square miles of land, for 928 people per square mile of land. The median Kentucky place of 5,000+ has 1,588, so Raceland is less dense than the typical town.
What county Raceland is in
All of Raceland's residents live in Greenup County, which had 35,273 residents in 2024. Raceland holds 6.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Raceland
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Raceland by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 41169, 41183. 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 Raceland is
The Census internal point of Raceland is at 38.537400, -82.738700. Frankfort, the capital, is 118.2 miles W in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Flatwoods, KY (7,250 people), 1.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lexington-Fayette, KY, 99.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 38.537400, -82.738700
- DMS
- 38°32'14.64"N 82°44'19.32"W
- UTM
- 17N 348462.2E 4266876.2N
- Geohash
- dnv5jpx88
- Plus code
- 86CVG7P6+XG
Daylight in Raceland
At 38.54° N, Raceland gets about 14 h 52 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 28 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 23 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Raceland
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Kentucky, measured between internal points. The closest is Worthington, 1.0 miles away, with 1,452 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Raceland, KY?
2,301 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 37 (1.6%) from 2,338 in July 2020.
What county is Raceland in?
Greenup County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Raceland?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 41169, 41183.
How far is Raceland from Frankfort?
118.2 miles (190.3 km) in a straight line, heading W from Raceland.
What is the nearest larger city to Raceland?
Flatwoods, KY, with 7,250 residents, 1.4 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.