Kentucky · Census place 2172660
Springfield, Kentucky
Springfield is a city in Washington County, Kentucky with an estimated 2,970 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 111th largest of 206 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,970
- #111 of 206 in Kentucky
- Change since 2020
- +4.0%
- +113 people
- Land area
- 4.1 sq mi
- + 0.05 sq mi water
- Density
- 723 / sq mi
- State median 1,588
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Springfield population, 2020 to 2024
Springfield added 113 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +4.0%. In the latest year it moved by +29.
Springfield covers 4.11 square miles of land and 0.05 of water, for 723 people per square mile of land. The median Kentucky place of 5,000+ has 1,588, so Springfield is less dense than the typical town.
What county Springfield is in
All of Springfield's residents live in Washington County, which had 12,269 residents in 2024. Springfield holds 24.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Springfield
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Springfield by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 40061, 40069. 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 Springfield is
The Census internal point of Springfield is at 37.693900, -85.222900. Frankfort, the capital, is 39.0 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lebanon, KY (6,558 people), 8.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Louisville/Jefferson County, KY, 40.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 37.693900, -85.222900
- DMS
- 37°41'38.04"N 85°13'22.44"W
- UTM
- 16N 656677.3E 4173339.4N
- Geohash
- dneqktywf
- Plus code
- 869PMQVG+HR
Daylight in Springfield
At 37.69° N, Springfield gets about 14 h 46 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 33 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 13 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Springfield
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Kentucky, measured between internal points. The closest is Lebanon, 8.8 miles away, with 6,558 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Springfield, KY?
2,970 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 113 (4.0%) from 2,857 in July 2020.
What county is Springfield in?
Washington County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Springfield?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 40061, 40069.
How far is Springfield from Frankfort?
39.0 miles (62.7 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Springfield.
What is the nearest larger city to Springfield?
Lebanon, KY, with 6,558 residents, 8.8 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.