Flat Lick, Kentucky
Flat Lick, Kentucky | |
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Flat Lick Flat Lick | |
| Coordinates: 36°50′07″N 83°45′35″W / 36.83528°N 83.75972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Knox |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.78 sq mi (12.39 km2) |
| • Land | 4.78 sq mi (12.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,188 ft (362 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 850 |
| • Density | 177.8/sq mi (68.65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 40935 |
| Area code | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-27730 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2629617 |
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.