Versailles, Kentucky
Versailles, Kentucky | |
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City | |
Main Street | |
| Motto: "Proud to be a Kentucky Renaissance City" | |
Location of Versailles in Woodford County, Kentucky. | |
| Coordinates: 38°02′55″N 84°43′33″W / 38.04861°N 84.72583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Woodford |
| Established | June 24, 1794 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Laura Dake |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.35 sq mi (16.44 km2) |
| • Land | 6.31 sq mi (16.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.042 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
| Elevation | 912 ft (278 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,347 |
• Estimate (2022) | 10,416 |
| • Density | 1,640.6/sq mi (633.44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 40383, 40384, 40386 |
| Area code | 859 |
| FIPS code | 21-79482 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405645 |
| Website | versailles |
Versailles is a home rule-class city in Woodford County, Kentucky, United States. It lies 13 miles (21 kilometers) by road west of Lexington and is part of the Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. Versailles has a population of 10,534 according to 2024 census estimates. It is the county seat of Woodford County. The city's name is pronounced /vərˈseɪlz/ vər-SAYLZ, an anglicization different from the French pronunciation of the royal city of the same name near Paris.