Norwood Kentucky Map

About Norwood, Kentucky

Norwood is a locality in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 379. The population density is 1240.1 people per km². Norwood is located at 38.2522°N, 85.6109°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Norwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 42553, 40222.

Norwood anchors itself upon the quiet, limestone-heavy earth of the Kentucky interior, where the horizon is defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 4.4 miles north-northwest of Somerset, KY (from Somerset, KY: bearing 340°T), and is situated 35.0 miles south-southeast of Danville. Hines Branch carves a narrow, persistent path through the limestone bedrock just a mile away, its cool waters feeding the moisture into the air that settles over the fields each morning. The geography here is defined by the slow transition from open plains into the deeper, shadowed folds of Pumpkin Hollow, where the trees hold the humidity long after the sun has retreated. During the height of the summer, the golden light of dusk stretches across the landscape, turning the dry grasses into a shimmering, amber expanse that feels both vast and intimate.

Norwood carries the weight of a regional history rooted in the cultivation of the soil and the methodical labor of the trades. While local commerce remains modest, the rhythm of existence is governed by the proximity of Science Hill City Park, which provides a quiet space for the community to gather beneath the heavy canopy of native hardwoods. The economy reflects a long-standing reliance on the land, with the influence of the wider region’s agricultural legacy visible in the weathered barns and the persistent stillness of the afternoon. Even as the modern world edges closer, a singular, deliberate peace remains, sustained by the presence of Lake Cumberland just six miles away, which serves as a constant, silent reservoir for the surrounding territory.

About This Norwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Norwood, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.252175, -85.610868. 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 Norwood includes the ZIP code (42553, 40222), telephone area code (270, 502), county seat of Pulaski County (Somerset), and school district assignment (Jefferson 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.