Corydon Kentucky Map

About Corydon, Kentucky

Corydon is a locality in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 737. The population density is 524.0 people per km². Corydon is located at 37.7434°N, 87.7039°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Corydon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42406.

Corydon occupies a quiet expanse of Henderson County where the earth leans into the soft, persistent rhythms of the interior plains. It lies 8.9 miles southwest of Henderson, KY (from Henderson, KY: bearing 224°T), and is situated 17.9 miles south-southwest of Evansville. The horizon remains wide and open, defined by the gentle, sweeping lines of Sugar Tree Ridge that rise in the distance like a muted silhouette against the pale sky. Moisture lingers in the low-lying fields near Wilson Creek, where the air often holds a silver, morning weight that clings to the tall grasses and silences the movement of the day. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the landscape hums with the steady, unadorned presence of the land, far removed from the dramatic heights of distant ranges, finding its own grace in the flat, fertile stretch of the regional terrain.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Corydon, anchoring the daily labor of families who have worked this soil for generations through cycles of planting and harvest. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the earth, a heritage that persists in the quiet industry of the fields and the deliberate pace of local commerce. While the quietude of the region provides a sanctuary for those seeking the stillness found at Smith Mill Community Park or the reflective waters of Burbanks Lakes, the identity of Corydon is forged in the persistence of its people. Life here moves with a measured cadence, marked by the changing light upon the crops and the simple, enduring connections formed in the small, shared spaces where the history of the region is quietly maintained.

About This Corydon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Corydon, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.743376, -87.703906. 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 Corydon includes the ZIP code (42406), telephone area code (270), county seat of Henderson County (Henderson), and school district assignment (Henderson County School District).

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.