Russell, Kentucky
Russell, Kentucky | |
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Location of Russell in Greenup County, Kentucky. | |
| Coordinates: 38°31′5″N 82°41′52″W / 38.51806°N 82.69778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Greenup |
| Incorporated | February 23, 1874 |
| Named after | John Russell, a local landowner |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Simp Simpson IV |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.43 sq mi (8.87 km2) |
| • Land | 3.41 sq mi (8.84 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 646 ft (197 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,744 |
• Estimate (2022) | 3,669 |
| • Density | 1,097.30/sq mi (423.69/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 41169 (part in 41101) |
| Area code | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-67458 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0502497 |
| Website | www |
Russell is a home rule-class city on the south bank of the Ohio River in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,380 as of the 2010 census, down from 3,645 in 2000. Russell is a suburb of Ashland and part of the Huntington-Ashland-Ironton metropolitan area. It has close economic affiliations with its neighbors, Ashland and Flatwoods in Kentucky and Ironton, Ohio.