Edgewood, Kentucky

Edgewood, Kentucky
Location of Edgewood in Kenton County, Kentucky
Coordinates: 39°00′32″N 84°33′38″W / 39.00889°N 84.56056°W / 39.00889; -84.56056
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyKenton
Government
 • MayorJohn Link
Area
 • Total
4.29 sq mi (11.10 km2)
 • Land4.26 sq mi (11.04 km2)
 • Water0.023 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
833 ft (254 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
8,435
 • Estimate 
(2022)
8,398
 • Density1,979.1/sq mi (764.15/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
41017–41018
Area code859
FIPS code21-23932
GNIS feature ID2403542
Websitehttps://edgewoodky.gov/

Edgewood is a home rule–class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,435 at the 2020 census. It was named for an early homestead in Walker Estates.

Edgewood was incorporated by act of the state assembly on November 15, 1948. Part of what was early Edgewood was called South Ft Mitchell. In 1968, two nearby cities merged – Summit Hills Heights (inc. 1962) and St. Pius Heights (inc. 1965). The new city government began operation on January 1, 1969.