LEXINGTON

Kentucky · UNITED STATES (US) · 37.99°N / 84.48°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 4,297,983

Lexington is a city in United States with a population of 320,347. It sits at 37.99/-84.48, runs on America/New_York, is 4 km from Mount Vernon.

Population 320,347

Place Type District Capital

Elevation 295m

Timezone America/New_York

All facts

fields

Country: United States
Subdivision: Kentucky
Coords: 37.99°N / 84.48°W
UTC offset: -5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Mount Vernon Kentucky 2,583 4.4 km

N Lexington-Fayette Kentucky 314,488 7.0 km

SW Nicholasville Kentucky 29,754 14.6 km

SW Wilmore Kentucky 6,247 21.4 km

W Versailles Kentucky 9,146 23.3 km

NW Midway Kentucky 1,701 25.5 km

N Georgetown Kentucky 32,356 25.6 km

E Winchester Kentucky 18,446 26.2 km

SE Richmond Kentucky 33,533 31.2 km

NE Paris Kentucky 9,870 31.5 km

Air access

nearby

LEX

Blue Grass Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

FFT

Capital City Airport

Small airport

43.3 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Lexington?: 320,347 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Lexington in?: America/New_York.
Which country is Lexington in?: United States (US).
Which airport serves Lexington?: Blue Grass Airport (LEX).
Does Lexington have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in United States?: English.
What currency is used in United States?: US Dollar.
How many cities are in United States?: 21,763 on record.
Which admin region is Lexington in?: Kentucky.
What is the elevation of Lexington?: 295 meters.

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/4297983

{
  "data": {
    "id": 4297983,
    "name": "Lexington",
    "ascii_name": "Lexington",
    "country_code": "US",
    "population": 320347,
    "elevation": 295,
    "timezone_id": "America/New_York",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 37.98869,
    "longitude": -84.47772
  }
}

Context

comparatives

124.0x the population of Mount Vernon.
4 km from Mount Vernon.
Same timezone (America/New_York) as 9,570 other cities in United States.