Whitley City, Kentucky

Whitley City, Kentucky
McCreary County courthouse in Whitley City
Location in Kentucky
Coordinates: 36°43′26″N 84°28′23″W / 36.72389°N 84.47306°W / 36.72389; -84.47306
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMcCreary
Area
  Total
2.32 sq mi (6.00 km2)
  Land2.31 sq mi (5.97 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
1,299 ft (396 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
968
  Density419.59/sq mi (162.02/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
42653
Area code606
FIPS code21-82938
GNIS feature ID2403026

Whitley City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 968 at the 2020 census, down from 1,170 in 2010. It is the county seat of McCreary County. Whitley City is one of two unincorporated county seats in Kentucky (the other being Burlington in Boone County).