Jenkins, Kentucky | |
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Coordinates: 37°10′48″N 82°37′56″W / 37.18000°N 82.63222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Letcher |
Incorporated | January 9, 1912 |
Named for | the director of a local coal company |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Mayor | Todd DePriest |
Area | |
• Total | 8.88 sq mi (22.99 km2) |
• Land | 8.85 sq mi (22.91 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
Elevation | 1,539 ft (469 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,902 |
• Estimate (2022)[2] | 1,830 |
• Density | 215.04/sq mi (83.03/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 41537 |
Area code | 606 |
FIPS code | 21-40312 |
GNIS feature ID | 0495200 |
Website | www |
Jenkins is a home rule-class city[3] in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,203 as of the 2010 census.[4]