Jenkins, Kentucky
Jenkins, Kentucky | |
|---|---|
Downtown Jenkins | |
Location in Letcher County, Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 37°10′48″N 82°37′56″W / 37.18000°N 82.63222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Letcher |
| Incorporated | January 9, 1912 |
| Named after | the director of a local coal company |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Todd DePriest |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.88 sq mi (22.99 km2) |
| • Land | 8.85 sq mi (22.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,539 ft (469 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,902 |
• Estimate (2022) | 1,830 |
| • Density | 215.04/sq mi (83.03/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 41537 |
| Area code | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-40312 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0495200 |
| Website | www |
Jenkins is a home rule-class city in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,203 as of the 2010 census.