Louisa, Kentucky

Louisa, Kentucky
Main Street
Nickname: 
The Gem of the Mountains
Location in Lawrence County, Kentucky
Louisa
Louisa
Coordinates: 38°06′38″N 82°37′39″W / 38.11056°N 82.62750°W / 38.11056; -82.62750
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyLawrence
EstablishedDecember 11, 1822
Incorporated1869
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorHarold Slone
Area
 • Total
2.26 sq mi (5.86 km2)
 • Land2.24 sq mi (5.81 km2)
 • Water0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
607 ft (185 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,679
 • Estimate 
(2022)
2,623
 • Density1,194.8/sq mi (461.31/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41201, 41230
Area code606
FIPS code21-47854
GNIS feature ID2404959
Websitewww.cityoflouisa.org

Louisa is a home-rule class city in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States, of which it is the county seat. It is at the merger of the Levisa and Tug Forks into the Big Sandy River, which forms part of the state's border with West Virginia. The population was 2,679 at the 2020 census.