Lynch, Kentucky

Lynch, Kentucky
Lynch, Kentucky
City
	Houses at Lynch's western end
	Location of Lynch in Harlan County, Kentucky.
	Coordinates: 36°57′54″N 82°55′00″W / 36.96500°N 82.91667°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Harlan
Incorporated	May 7, 1963
Named for	Thomas Lynch, the head of U.S. Coal and Coke Company
Government
• Mayor	John Adams
Area
• Total	0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2)
• Land	0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,716 ft (523 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	658
• Density	2,200.67/sq mi (848.65/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	40855
Area code	606
FIPS code	21-48540
GNIS feature ID	0497363

Lynch is a home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. In the 2020 census the city population was 658,^[2] down from 747 in 2010.

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ Bureau, US Census. "Census.gov". Census.gov. Retrieved April 28, 2023.