Fleming-Neon Kentucky Map

About Fleming-Neon, Kentucky

Fleming-Neon is a locality in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 548. The population density is 131.0 people per km². Fleming-Neon is located at 37.1923°N, 82.7057°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Fleming-Neon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41840.

Fleming-Neon occupies a narrow corridor where the Wright Fork carves a path through the steep, wooded terrain of the coal country. It lies 42.9 miles north of Marshall, TN (from Marshall, TN: bearing 357°T), and is situated 18.4 miles north-northwest of Norton. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of damp earth and the cool, shadowed silence of the deep hollows that define the landscape. Beyond the immediate rise of the hills, the distant Appalachian Mountains create a jagged, hazy silhouette against the sky, marking the boundary of a region defined by its rugged, limestone-rich topography. Residents often find their way to the quiet banks of Fishpond Lake to watch the light settle over the water, or spend idle afternoons in the Fleming-Neon City Park, where the trees lean in as if to listen to the steady, rhythmic pulse of the valley.

Coal-camp memory remains an indelible part of the identity of Fleming-Neon, visible in the weathered architecture and the slow, deliberate pace of life that persists long after the height of the extraction era. The economy has shifted from the intensity of the mines toward a quieter existence, one that values the proximity of Bandmill Bottom and the resilience of those who call these steep slopes home. Travelers seeking a more rugged connection to the terrain often set out toward the Pine Mountain Trail, drawn by the promise of long vistas and the solitude of the high ridges. Life in Fleming-Neon moves with the seasons, from the vibrant green of spring growth to the stark, charcoal-gray beauty of winter branches, reflecting a community that has learned to thrive in the gaps between the mountains.

About This Fleming-Neon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fleming-Neon, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.192325, -82.705713. 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 Fleming-Neon includes the ZIP code (41840), telephone area code (606), county seat of Letcher County (Whitesburg), and school district assignment (Letcher 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.