Kentucky · Census place 2181858

West Liberty, Kentucky

West Liberty is a city in Morgan County, Kentucky with an estimated 3,257 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 102nd largest of 206 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 3,257; #102 of 206 in Kentucky
Change since 2020: +0.8%; +26 people
Land area: 4.9 sq mi; + 0.03 sq mi water
Density: 665 / sq mi; State median 1,588

Orange pin: West Liberty. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Frankfort.

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West Liberty population, 2020 to 2024

West Liberty added 26 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.8%. In the latest year it moved by -207.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,221. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

West Liberty covers 4.90 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 665 people per square mile of land. The median Kentucky place of 5,000+ has 1,588, so West Liberty is less dense than the typical town.

What county West Liberty is in

All of West Liberty's residents live in Morgan County, which had 14,300 residents in 2024. West Liberty holds 22.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West Liberty

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Liberty by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 41472. 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 West Liberty is

The Census internal point of West Liberty is at 37.918000, -83.267400. Frankfort, the capital, is 89.4 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Morehead, KY (6,789 people), 21.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lexington-Fayette, KY, 65.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 37.918000, -83.267400
DMS: 37°55'4.80"N 83°16'2.64"W
UTM: 17N 300694.0E 4199141.2N
Geohash: dnsz9ny82
Plus code: 869RWP9M+62

Daylight in West Liberty

At 37.92° N, West Liberty gets about 14 h 48 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 32 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 16 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Liberty

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Kentucky, measured between internal points. The closest is Salyersville, 16.5 miles away, with 1,499 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of West Liberty, KY?

3,257 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 26 (0.8%) from 3,231 in July 2020.

What county is West Liberty in?

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

What ZIP codes cover West Liberty?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 41472.

How far is West Liberty from Frankfort?

89.4 miles (143.9 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from West Liberty.

What is the nearest larger city to West Liberty?

Morehead, KY, with 6,789 residents, 21.3 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.

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