Mount Sterling, Kentucky

Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Downtown Mt. Sterling
Motto(s): 
"Ringing with Unity and Pride"
Location in Montgomery County, Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°3′24″N 83°56′40″W / 38.05667°N 83.94444°W / 38.05667; -83.94444
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMontgomery
Established1792
Incorporated1852
Area
  Total
4.51 sq mi (11.68 km2)
  Land4.49 sq mi (11.62 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
974 ft (297 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
7,558
  Estimate 
(2023)
7,571
  Density1,684.05/sq mi (650.19/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
40353
Area code859
FIPS code21-54084
GNIS feature ID0498865
Websitemtsterling.ky.gov

Mount Sterling, often written as Mt. Sterling, is a home rule-class city in Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 7,558 as of the 2020 census, up from 6,895 in 2010. It is the county seat of Montgomery County and the principal city of the Mount Sterling micropolitan area.