Center Kentucky Map

About Center, Kentucky

Center is a locality in Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 416. Center is located at 37.1423°N, 85.6930°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Kentucky/Louisville) timezone. ZIP code: 42214.

Center occupies a landscape defined by the quiet accumulation of limestone and the slow, rhythmic expansion of green fields. It lies 15.7 miles northeast of Glasgow, KY (from Glasgow, KY: bearing 50°T), and is situated 14.5 miles east of Cave City. The soil here holds a particular weight, pressing against the roots of ancient hardwoods that define the edges of the horizon, while the air carries the cool, damp scent of the earth after a heavy rain. Two miles to the west, the waters of Lemon Branch move with a deliberate, low-voiced persistence, carving through the quiet terrain that eventually gives way to the distant, blue-tinted silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains far to the east. The light at dusk settles over the fields in long, amber slats, catching the fine dust kicked up by the evening breeze and turning the open pastures into a theater of shifting shadows and gold.

Center maintains a character forged in the steady labor of agriculture and the patient, incremental growth of its local markets. Families have worked these tracts for generations, sustaining an economy that remains deeply tethered to the harvest and the seasonal cycles of the land. Four miles away, the grounds of Sulphur Well Park offer a silent reminder of the region’s long-standing connection to the mineral-rich springs that once drew travelers from across the state, while the nearby Hundred Acre Pond sits as a placid, glass-like expanse reflecting the changing sky. Life in Center moves with the slow, unforced cadence of a place that has learned to measure time not by the clock, but by the gradual change in the color of the stalks and the cooling of the autumn air.

About This Center Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Center, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.142278, -85.693025. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Center includes the ZIP code (42214), telephone area code (270), county seat of Metcalfe County (Edmonton), and school district assignment.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.