Grayson, Kentucky

Grayson, Kentucky
City
Carter County Courthouse in Grayson
Motto:  "Heart of the parks"
Location of Grayson in Carter County, Kentucky.
Coordinates: 38°19′55″N 82°56′14″W / 38.33194°N 82.93722°W / 38.33194; -82.93722
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Carter
Named for	landowner William Grayson
Government
• Mayor	Troy Combs
Area [1]
• Total	2.83 sq mi (7.32 km2)
• Land	2.77 sq mi (7.17 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation [2]	584 ft (178 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,834
• Estimate  (2022)[3]	3,820
• Density	1,384.12/sq mi (534.47/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	41143
Area code	606
FIPS code	21-32572
GNIS feature ID	2403732[2]
Website	graysonky.net

Grayson is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Carter County, Kentucky, United States,^[4] on U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 64 in the state's northeastern region. It is approximately 21 miles west of Ashland. Within the city limits, the population was 4,217 at the 2010 census.^[5] Along with Carter County, the city is closely associated with the nearby Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area and is often erroneously included in the MSA being just 9 miles west of the M.S.A's western boundary. ^{[citation needed]}

The city has grown in size substantially since the opening of Interstate 64 in 1975 through Carter County. Immediately afterwards, Grayson experienced several years of commercial sector growth, mainly to serve the Interstate 64 traffic. Since 1990, the city has also seen significant growth in the residential sector with the Interstate making for a faster trip to and from Ashland. Beginning in 1995, AA Highway terminates in Grayson making the city a gateway to the Huntington-Ashland urban area.