Kuttawa Kentucky Map

About Kuttawa, Kentucky

Kuttawa is a locality in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 629. The population density is 111.0 people per km². Kuttawa is located at 37.0605°N, 88.1144°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kuttawa is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 42055, 42038.

Kuttawa maintains a quiet composure where the earth yields to the expansive waters of Lake Barkley, defining the horizon with a shimmering, persistent clarity. It lies 25.8 miles east of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 94°T), and is situated 3.8 miles southwest of Eddyville. The landscape radiates a stillness peculiar to these inland reaches, where the land rises in subtle swells toward the distant silhouette of Post Oak Ridge. Near the center of the terrain, the gentle flow of Poplar Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil, offering a cool relief to the dense woodland that guards its banks. At Glenn Park, the light at dusk settles in long, amber ribbons across the grass, turning the quiet green spaces into a sanctuary of shadow and gold before the evening fully takes hold.

Kuttawa traces its lineage to the transition of nineteenth-century industry, evolving from a bustling site of iron furnaces and river commerce into a modern place defined by the rhythm of the reservoir. The local economy persists through a deliberate balance of tourism and regional trade, grounded in a resilience that recalls the older, agrarian roots of the Kentucky interior. Beyond the immediate view, the terrain dips toward Tinsley Hollow, a depression in the landscape that keeps the memory of the land’s ancient, uneven character. Life here moves with a steady, unforced cadence, shaped by the proximity of the water and the enduring presence of the limestone foundations that support the quiet, sturdy architecture of the streets.

About This Kuttawa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kuttawa, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.060467, -88.114389. 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 Kuttawa includes the ZIP code (42055, 42038), telephone area code (270, 364), county seat of Lyon County (Eddyville), and school district assignment (Lyon 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.