Madisonville, Kentucky

Madisonville, Kentucky
Hopkins County Courthouse and Confederate Monument in Madisonville
Nickname: 
"Best Town on Earth"
Location of Madisonville in Hopkins County, Kentucky.
Coordinates: 37°19′58″N 87°30′8″W / 37.33278°N 87.50222°W / 37.33278; -87.50222
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHopkins
Incorporated1807
Named afterJames Madison
Government
  MayorKevin Cotton (R)
Area
  Total
18.66 sq mi (48.33 km2)
  Land17.87 sq mi (46.27 km2)
  Water0.80 sq mi (2.06 km2)
Elevation
470 ft (144 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
19,542
  Estimate 
(2022)
19,214
  Density1,093.81/sq mi (422.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
42431
Area code(s)270 & 364 270
FIPS code21-49368
GNIS feature ID0497441
Websitemadisonvilleliving.com

Madisonville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States, located along Interstate 69 in the state's Western Coal Fields region. The population was 19,591 at the 2010 census. Madisonville is a commercial center of the region and is home to Madisonville Community College.