Flat Lick, Kentucky

Flat Lick, Kentucky
Flat Lick
Flat Lick
Coordinates: 36°50′07″N 83°45′35″W / 36.83528°N 83.75972°W / 36.83528; -83.75972
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyKnox
Area
 • Total
4.78 sq mi (12.39 km2)
 • Land4.78 sq mi (12.38 km2)
 • Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
1,188 ft (362 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
850
 • Density177.8/sq mi (68.65/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
40935
Area code606
FIPS code21-27730
GNIS feature ID2629617

Flat Lick is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Knox County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Flat Lick had a population of 850.

The oldest community in the county, Flat Lick was settled by Europeans before 1784 and named for a salty rock which attracted wild animals.