Westwood, Boyd County, Kentucky

Westwood, Kentucky
Westwood is located in Kentucky
Westwood
Westwood
Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°28′57″N 82°40′41″W / 38.48250°N 82.67806°W / 38.48250; -82.67806
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBoyd
Area
 • Total3.83 sq mi (9.92 km2)
 • Land3.74 sq mi (9.68 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2)
Elevation
682 ft (208 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,387
 • Density1,174.25/sq mi (453.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41101 & 41102
Area code606
FIPS code21-82146
GNIS feature ID0506507

Westwood is a census-designated place in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,387 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Ashland, the two areas are closely affiliated, sharing a ZIP code and bus system. Westwood is located on a flat to hilly elevation just west of the Ohio River. The flat hilltop is unusual to eastern Kentucky and was created by the preglacial Teays River which existed in ancient times and flowed in the opposite direction of the Ohio River. Westwood is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.