Diablock Kentucky Map

About Diablock, Kentucky

Diablock is a locality in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 409. The population density is 777.9 people per km². Diablock is located at 37.2284°N, 83.1721°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 41701.

Diablock emerges from the landscape as a quiet confluence of steep, limestone-rich terrain and the persistent, amber-tinted flow of the North Fork Kentucky River. It lies 66.0 miles east-southeast of Berea, KY (from Berea, KY: bearing 111°T), and is situated 1.9 miles southeast of Hazard. This reach of the river carves a path through the earth with a deliberate, slow-moving gravity, pulling the eye toward the shadowed depths of Happy Hollow just a mile away. The light here often gathers in the low basins, turning the early morning mist into a thin, translucent veil that clings to the trees until the sun climbs high enough to reach the valley floor. While the Appalachian Mountains remain distant, shimmering as a jagged, indigo spine against the horizon, their presence dictates the way the wind funnels through the ridges, cooling the air even in the height of midsummer.

Diablock maintains a deliberate pace that speaks to a history rooted in the extraction of coal and the patient labor of those who settled the rugged terrain. The economy, once dictated entirely by the deep-seam mines, has transitioned into a quieter existence, where the memory of the industry remains etched into the weathered facades of older buildings and the iron remnants left in the soil. Residents often find their way toward Triangle Park to watch the seasons change, or they look toward the more expansive, quiet waters of Carr Fork Lake when the work week relents. Life in Diablock is defined by the endurance of its people, who treat the turning of the seasons as a primary calendar, finding a somber, understated beauty in the way the local hardwoods shed their leaves to reveal the stark, gray geometry of the hillsides.

About This Diablock Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Diablock, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.228429, -83.172116. 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 Diablock includes the ZIP code (41701), telephone area code (606), county seat of Perry County (Hazard), and school district assignment (Perry 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.