McCarr Kentucky Map

About McCarr, Kentucky

McCarr is a locality in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 158. The population density is 249.0 people per km². McCarr is located at 37.6109°N, 82.1699°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 41544.

McCarr occupies a narrow, rugged corridor where the Tug Fork carves a serpentine path through the dense, verdant folds of the earth. It lies 65.1 miles south-southeast of Ashland, KY (from Ashland, KY: bearing 157°T), and is situated 7.3 miles southeast of Williamson. High, steep ridges rise abruptly from the riverbank, their slopes cloaked in thick deciduous timber that turns a bruised, rusted orange when autumn descends into the low-lying terrain. The air here holds a particular weight, damp and cool, rising from the damp ground of Shop Hollow to cling to the eaves of weathered houses. When the late afternoon sun strikes the limestone outcrops, the stone glows with a pale, ghostly luminescence that seems to suspend the landscape in a fragile, quiet amber.

McCarr remains defined by the persistent memory of coal seams that once dictated the movement and livelihood of the people inhabiting these tight, shadowed draws. While the industrial pulse has softened, the economy lingers in the quiet persistence of those who call these wooded slopes home, often seeking recreation or solitude in the expansive, quiet green of Praise Park. The history of the region is written in the sharp bends of the Tug Fork and the slow reclamation of the land by thickets of laurel and oak. Life here follows the unforced pace of the seasons, marked by the steady, rhythmic flow of the water and the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains that anchor the horizon against the vast, changing sky.

About This McCarr Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of McCarr, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.610938, -82.169857. 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 McCarr includes the ZIP code (41544), telephone area code (859), county seat of Pike County (Pikeville), and school district assignment (Pike 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.