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Middletown Kentucky Map

Explore Middletown, Kentucky, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Middletown, Kentucky

How to Use This Middletown, Kentucky Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Middletown, Kentucky. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Kentucky or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Middletown.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityMiddletown
StateKentucky (KY)
CountyMadison County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude38.242082
Longitude-85.520741
Population9,706
Density729.7 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes40403, 42642, 40243
Area Code270, 502
County SeatRichmond
School DistrictJefferson County School District

About Middletown, Kentucky

Middletown is a locality in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 9,706. The population density is 729.7 people per km². Middletown is located at 38.2421°N, 85.5207°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Middletown is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 40403, 42642, 40243.

Middletown rests upon the limestone-rich foundations of the Kentucky landscape, where the earth holds a subtle, chalky warmth beneath the grass. It lies 1.5 miles north of Berea, KY (from Berea, KY: bearing 352°T), and is situated 10.9 miles south of Richmond. The horizon remains broad and open, defined by the gentle rise of land that guides the flow of Walnut Meadow Branch just a mile away, its waters carving a quiet path through the soil. To the east, the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains provides a permanent, hazy backdrop to the local fields, while the nearby City Park offers a green refuge of oaks and maples that catch the low, honeyed light of late afternoon. Even on the clearest days, the air carries a distinct stillness, a terrestrial gravity that seems to settle over the pastures and tree lines with an unforced, quiet weight.

Middletown evolved from early colonial crossroads into a modern enclave that balances its agricultural legacy with the measured pace of suburban expansion. The economy here functions with a steady, pragmatic pulse, reflecting a long history of industrious land use that once favored the fertile soil and now supports a diverse network of local commerce. While the influence of the region’s storied horse farms and distilleries remains an undercurrent in the local culture, life in Middletown is defined more by its residential character and the rhythm of those moving between the local schools and professional centers. Residents often find their way to the fringes of the Berea College Forest for a walk or look toward the quiet expanse of the Berea City Lakes, finding in these places a sense of continuity that links the present-day routine to the older, slower patterns of the Kentucky interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 184° S
  • The Parklands of Floyds Fork (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 048° NE
  • Party Center (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 274° W
  • Parklands of Floyds Fork (Local Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 122° SE
  • E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park (State Park) — 2.8 mi, 320° NW
  • Blackacre State Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 190° S
  • Garden Gateway Overlook - Beckley Creek Park (Viewpoint) — 3.0 mi, 098° E
  • Gaslight Lamp (Public Artwork) — 4.0 mi, 214° SW
  • Tri Ân Monument (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 207° SW
  • Rolleigh Peterson Educational Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.3 mi, 135° SE
  • Confederate Martyrs Monument (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 216° SW
  • Confederate Memorial (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 029° NE
  • Village 8 (Cinema) — 6.1 mi, 264° W
  • Bingo City (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 242° SW
  • Wolf Pen Branch Mill (Historic Ruins) — 7.2 mi, 326° NW
  • Walden theater (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 274° W
  • Colonel Sanders Museum (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 253° W
  • Wyatt Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 10.1 mi, 262° W
  • Norton Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 10.1 mi, 261° W
  • Gorilla Sanctuary (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 256° W
  • Pygmy Hippo Area (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 256° W
  • WaterWorks Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 285° W
  • Petting Zoo Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 10.2 mi, 256° W
  • Butterfly Garden (Nature Reserve) — 10.3 mi, 257° W
  • Charlestown State Park (State Park) — 10.6 mi, 323° NW
  • Hoosier National Forest (National Forest) — 44.6 mi, 286° W · 204k acres

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About This Middletown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Middletown, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.242082, -85.520741. 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 Middletown includes the ZIP code (40403, 42642, 40243), telephone area code (270, 502), county seat of Madison County (Richmond), and school district assignment (Jefferson County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.