Wurtland, Kentucky

Wurtland, Kentucky
Wurtland Union Church
Location of Wurtland in Greenup County, Kentucky.
Location of Wurtland in Greenup County, Kentucky.
Coordinates: 38°32′58″N 82°46′29″W / 38.54944°N 82.77472°W / 38.54944; -82.77472
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyGreenup
IncorporatedSeptember 15, 1970
Government
 • TypeCity Commission
 • MayorBobby Reynolds
Area
 • Total1.81 sq mi (4.68 km2)
 • Land1.77 sq mi (4.58 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
551 ft (168 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total983
 • Density556.31/sq mi (214.80/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41144
Area code606
FIPS code21-85008
GNIS feature ID0507172

Wurtland is a home rule-class city in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 983 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.

The northern terminus of the Industrial Parkway (Kentucky Route 67) is at U.S. Route 23 in Wurtland. This highway serves to connect Wurtland and the surrounding towns of Greenup and Flatwoods to the EastPark industrial park and Interstate 64, 14 miles (23 km) south of Wurtland.

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