Jeff, Kentucky

Jeff
Jeff and Viper Post Office
Jeff and Viper Post Office
Jeff is located in Kentucky
Jeff
Jeff
Location within the state of Kentucky
Jeff is located in the United States
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Jeff
Jeff (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°12′18″N 83°8′11″W / 37.20500°N 83.13639°W / 37.20500; -83.13639
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPerry
Government
 • TypeJeff
Area
 • Total0.79 sq mi (2.04 km2)
 • Land0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
915 ft (279 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total293
 • Density387.05/sq mi (149.47/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41751
Area code606
FIPS code21-40204
GNIS feature ID516758[2]

Jeff is a census-designated place and coal town in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 323 as of the 2010 census.[3]

A post office was established in the community in 1902 and named for the early settler Jefferson Combs.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jeff, Kentucky
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 152. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved July 26, 2013.