Hodgenville, Kentucky

Hodgenville, Kentucky
Town Square
Location in LaRue County, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°34′16″N 85°44′19″W / 37.57111°N 85.73861°W / 37.57111; -85.73861
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyLaRue
Incorporated1839
Named afterRobert Hodgen, a local miller
Area
 • Total
2.19 sq mi (5.67 km2)
 • Land2.18 sq mi (5.65 km2)
 • Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
728 ft (222 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,235
 • Estimate 
(2024)
3,379
 • Density1,482.1/sq mi (572.24/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
42748
Area codes270 & 364
FIPS code21-37396
GNIS feature ID0494334
Websitecityofhodgenvilleky.com

Hodgenville is a home rule-class city in LaRue County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of its county. Hodgenville sits along the North Fork of the Nolin River. As of the 2020 census, Hodgenville had a population of 3,235. It is included in the Elizabethtown metropolitan area and is best known for being the birthplace of the 16th United States president Abraham Lincoln.