City of Paintsville | |
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 Main Street in Paintsville decorated for Christmas 2010 | |
| Nickname: "City Between the Lakes" | |
 Location of Paintsville in Johnson County, Kentucky | |
 Detailed map of Paintsville | |
  Paintsville  Paintsville | |
| Coordinates: 37°48′41″N 82°48′24″W / 37.81139°N 82.80667°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| County | Johnson |
| Established | February 24, 1834[1] |
| Incorporated | February 5, 1843[1] |
| Named for | a nearby creek[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Bill Mike Runyon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.75 sq mi (17.48 km2) |
| • Land | 17.62 sq mi (17.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) |
| Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,312 |
| • Estimate (2022)[4] | 4,200 |
| • Density | 651.75/sq mi (251.64/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 41240 |
| Area code | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-58962 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0500128 |
| Website | www |
Paintsville (locally /ˈpeɪntsvəl/)[2] is a home rule-class city[5] along Paint Creek in Johnson County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 3,459 during the 2010 U.S. Census.[6]
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Paintsville, Kentucky". Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
renwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ United States of America. Census Bureau. "2010 Census Data Archived 2013-10-13 at the Wayback Machine". Retrieved November 6, 2012.