Louisa Kentucky Map

About Louisa, Kentucky

Louisa is a locality in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,679. The population density is 461.4 people per km². Louisa is located at 38.1116°N, 82.6152°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Louisa is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41230.

Louisa emerges where the Levisa Fork bends against the limestone, defining the reach of a landscape carved by patient, persistent water. It lies 25.2 miles south of Ashland, KY (from Ashland, KY: bearing 176°T), and is situated 19.7 miles south of Kenova. The earth here holds a dense, verdant weight, swelling into ridges that rise like the distant, hazy memory of the Appalachian Mountains, which loom ninety-one miles to the east. Within the quiet perimeter of Louisa City Park, the air carries a crisp, earthen scent, particularly when the light of a late autumn afternoon slants low and long across the grass. Two miles away, the shadows deepen within the narrow confines of Luke Watkins Hollow, while the calm expanse of Yatesville Lake provides a mirror for the sky, reflecting a stillness that defines the slow, deliberate pulse of the surrounding terrain.

Commerce in Louisa has long been tethered to the timber and coal that once flowed through these valleys, an inheritance of labor that lingers in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the streetscapes. While the modern economy has shifted toward the varied rhythms of local trade and service, the historical gravity of the region remains, an echo of the men who worked the seams and the families who settled the riverbanks. Seventeen miles of woodland in the Cabwaylingo State Forest stand as a reminder of the vast, untamed character that persists just beyond the reach of paved roads. Life in Louisa moves with the gravity of the river, a steady, quiet progression that values the endurance of the land over the frantic pace of more crowded horizons.

About This Louisa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Louisa, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.111611, -82.61517. 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 Louisa includes the ZIP code (41230), telephone area code (859), county seat of Lawrence County (Louisa), and school district assignment (Lawrence 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.