Pineville, Kentucky | |
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 Pineville, as seen from atop Pine Mountain | |
| Nickname: The Gem City of the Cumberlands | |
| Motto: Welcome Home | |
 Location of Pineville in Bell County, Kentucky. | |
| Coordinates: 36°45′47″N 83°41′58″W / 36.76306°N 83.69944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Bell |
| Established | 1781[1] |
| Incorporated | March 26, 1873[1] |
| Named for | its local forests[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Scott Madon |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.49 sq mi (9.03 km2) |
| • Land | 3.37 sq mi (8.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,014 ft (309 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,678 |
• Estimate (2022)[4] | 1,630 |
| • Density | 497.48/sq mi (192.07/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 40977 |
| Area code | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-61248 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0500726 |
| Website | www |
Pineville (locally /ˈpaɪnvəl, -vɪl/)[2] is a home rule-class city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of its county.[5] The population was 1,732 as of the 2010 census.[6] It is located on a small strip of land between the Cumberland River and Pine Mountain.
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Pineville, Kentucky". Accessed 27 September 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.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pineville city, Kentucky". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2013.