Salyersville, Kentucky | |
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Nickname: "The Gateway to Appalachia"[1] | |
Coordinates: 37°44′53″N 83°3′47″W / 37.74806°N 83.06306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Magoffin |
Established | 1860[2] |
Incorporated | March 2, 1867[2] |
Named for | Samuel Salyer, a lawmaker who sponsored the establishment of Magoffin Co.[3] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Stanley Howard |
Area | |
• Total | 2.49 sq mi (6.45 km2) |
• Land | 2.47 sq mi (6.39 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,591 |
• Estimate (2022)[6] | 1,546 |
• Density | 644.39/sq mi (248.85/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 41465 |
Area code | 606 |
FIPS code | 21-68232 |
GNIS feature ID | 0502868 |
Website | www |
Salyersville (/ˈsæljərzvəl/)[3] is a home rule-class city[7] on the Licking River in Magoffin County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county.[8] As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,591,[5] down from 1,883 in 2010.