Pippa Passes, Kentucky

Pippa Passes, Kentucky
Buildings on the Alice Lloyd campus
Nicknames: 
Caney, Caney Creek
Location in Knott County, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°20′5″N 82°52′32″W / 37.33472°N 82.87556°W / 37.33472; -82.87556
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyKnott
Incorporated1983
Named aftera Robert Browning poem
Area
 • Total
0.44 sq mi (1.15 km2)
 • Land0.44 sq mi (1.15 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
991 ft (302 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
468
 • Density1,049.9/sq mi (405.36/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41844
Area code606
FIPS code21-61374
GNIS feature ID0500757

Pippa Passes is a city in Knott County, eastern Kentucky, United States. Its formal name was chosen to honor benefactors of Alice Lloyd College. Residents commonly call the community "Caney" or "Caney Creek". As of the 2020 census, Pippa Passes had a population of 468. The small city is located in the mountainous Appalachia region, an area of coal mining.