Richmond, Kentucky

Richmond is a city in North-central Kentucky. It is a little south of Lexington, Kentucky and is the county seat of Madison County. Eastern Kentucky University is in Richmond. It had 34,585 people in 2020^[3] and an land area of 20.3 square miles (52.6 square kilometers). It has an elevation of 978 feet (298 meters) and a density of 1,702/square mile (657/square kilometer). It is the seventh-largest city in Kentucky when listed by the number of people.

Richmond, Kentucky
City
Madison County courthouse, Richmond, with flags at half-staff in honor of Veterans Day (2007).
Location of Richmond, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°43′52″N 84°17′38″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Madison
Named for	Richmond, Virginia
Government
• Type	City Mayor/Manager
Area [2]
• Total	20.57 sq mi (53.28 km2)
• Land	20.32 sq mi (52.63 km2)
• Water	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
Elevation [1]	978 ft (298 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	34,585
• Density	1,702/sq mi (657/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	40475-40476
Area code	859
FIPS code	21-65226
GNIS feature ID	2404614[1]
Website	richmond.ky.us