Kentucky · Census place 2167458
Russell, Kentucky
Russell is a city in Greenup County, Kentucky with an estimated 3,638 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 98th largest of 206 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,638
- #98 of 206 in Kentucky
- Change since 2020
- -2.6%
- -99 people
- Land area
- 3.8 sq mi
- + 0.43 sq mi water
- Density
- 955 / sq mi
- State median 1,588
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Russell population, 2020 to 2024
Russell lost 99 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.6%. In the latest year it moved by -13.
Russell covers 3.81 square miles of land and 0.43 of water, for 955 people per square mile of land. The median Kentucky place of 5,000+ has 1,588, so Russell is less dense than the typical town.
What county Russell is in
All of Russell's residents live in Greenup County, which had 35,273 residents in 2024. Russell holds 10.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Russell
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Russell by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 41101, 41139, 41169. 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 Russell is
The Census internal point of Russell is at 38.513000, -82.696000. Frankfort, the capital, is 120.2 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, 101.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 38.513000, -82.696000
- DMS
- 38°30'46.80"N 82°41'45.60"W
- UTM
- 17N 352134.1E 4264098.9N
- Geohash
- dnv5n5nd7
- Plus code
- 86CVG873+6H
Daylight in Russell
At 38.51° N, Russell gets about 14 h 52 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 29 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 Russell
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Kentucky, measured between internal points. The closest is Flatwoods, 1.4 miles away, with 7,250 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Russell, KY?
3,638 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 99 (2.6%) from 3,737 in July 2020.
What county is Russell in?
Greenup County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Russell?
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 41101, 41139, 41169.
How far is Russell from Frankfort?
120.2 miles (193.4 km) in a straight line, heading W from Russell.
What is the nearest larger city to Russell?
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.