Jackson Kentucky Map

About Jackson, Kentucky

Jackson is a locality in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,237. The population density is 344.4 people per km². Jackson is located at 37.5654°N, 83.3762°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Jackson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 40330, 41339.

Jackson emerges from the landscape where the North Fork Kentucky River carves a deliberate, curving path through the rugged terrain. It lies 50.0 miles east of Berea, KY (from Berea, KY: bearing 91°T), and is situated 17.8 miles east of Beattyville. The air here holds the damp, cool scent of shale and wet earth, especially in Bailey Hollow, where the shadows linger long after the morning sun has crested the distant Appalachian Mountains. Panbowl Lake reflects the changing sky with a glassy stillness, serving as a quiet anchor for the surrounding slopes that rise in steep, verdant tiers. At the edge of the water, Lester Smith Memorial Park offers a modest expanse of green where the pace of the day slows to match the steady, eastward flow of the river, leaving the frantic noise of larger corridors behind.

Jackson carries the weight of an economy once defined by the extraction of deep-earth resources, leaving behind a character shaped by labor and the enduring resilience of those who stayed. The rhythm of daily life follows the seasonal shifts of the hills, where the legacy of coal-camp memory persists in the architecture and the quiet, deliberate way residents greet one another on the street. Education and regional service have become the new focus, replacing the heavy machinery of the past with the steady hum of local commerce and public administration. Even as time moves forward, the fundamental texture of the place remains fixed to the limestone bedrock and the narrow, winding passages of the valley floor, grounding the identity of Jackson in the permanence of its geography.

About This Jackson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jackson, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.565446, -83.376244. 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 Jackson includes the ZIP code (40330, 41339), telephone area code (502, 859), county seat of Breathitt County (Jackson), and school district assignment (Breathitt 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.