Greensburg Kentucky Map

About Greensburg, Kentucky

Greensburg is a locality in Green County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,179. The population density is 415.3 people per km². Greensburg is located at 37.2609°N, 85.4989°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Greensburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42743.

Greensburg occupies a quiet intersection of limestone earth and temperate woodland where the light at dusk settles in long, amber layers against the fields. It lies 10.3 miles west-southwest of Campbellsville, KY (from Campbellsville, KY: bearing 237°T), and is situated 15.2 miles northwest of Columbia. The landscape surrounding Greensburg is defined by a gentle, undulating topography that gives way to the persistent, winding presence of Goose Creek, which carves a path through the soil with patient, rhythmic clarity. While the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally haunts the eastern horizon, the immediate terrain remains grounded in the dense, fertile reality of the local basin, specifically the geological curiosity known as Oil Well Hole. A mile out, the Green River Watershed Fee protects the integrity of the land, preserving a quiet stretch of habitat that mirrors the subdued, steady pace of the region’s natural life.

Greensburg bears the weight of a history rooted in the extraction and transformation of the Kentucky landscape, where the economy has long transitioned from its early industrial experiments to a modern reliance on agriculture and the careful stewardship of the surrounding acreage. The proximity to Green River Lake, just a short distance away, offers a reservoir of stillness that balances the industrious character of the local population. Life here moves with the deliberate weight of a pendulum, shaped by the cycles of the seasons and the enduring presence of limestone foundations that have supported the architecture of the area for generations. Within the quiet streets of Greensburg, there exists a profound sense of continuity, where the vernacular of the Upper-South persists in the cadence of daily conversation and the honest, unadorned labor of those who call this place home.

About This Greensburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Greensburg, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.260894, -85.498855. 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 Greensburg includes the ZIP code (42743), telephone area code (270), county seat of Green County (Greensburg), and school district assignment (Green 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.