Rockport Kentucky Map

About Rockport, Kentucky

Rockport is a locality in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 262. The population density is 145.6 people per km². Rockport is located at 37.3339°N, 86.9961°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rockport is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42369.

Rockport defines the character of the western Kentucky landscape through the deliberate, heavy currents of the Green River that carve a slow passage through the earth nearby. It lies 27.6 miles east of Madisonville, KY (from Madisonville, KY: bearing 89°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east-northeast of Central City. The horizon remains low and expansive, dominated by a flat, fertile bottomland that holds the sun’s warmth long after the afternoon light has deepened into a bruised, atmospheric purple. Beyond the immediate reach of the riverbanks, the terrain rises into subtle, verdant swells that provide a quiet frame for the horizon, where the distant, hazy silhouette of Backbone Ridge marks the boundary of the sky. Within the immediate footprint of the land, Rockport Park provides a modest, open space where the air often carries the damp, mineral scent of the soil and the faint, persistent rustle of wind moving through dense stands of hardwoods.

Rockport maintains a rhythm dictated by the cyclical demands of the land, reflecting a heritage built upon the extraction of coal and the steady cultivation of the surrounding fields. The economy here remains tethered to the quiet tenacity of those who navigate the river for transport or work the deep-seated deposits beneath the surface, a legacy that lingers in the weathered architecture of the older storefronts. Daily life moves with a deliberate, unforced pace, where the shadow of the past informs the present utility of the local thoroughfares. While the stillness of the afternoon might be broken by the occasional heavy machinery or the sound of water shifting against the riverbed, the people of Rockport operate with a pragmatic grace, finding a sense of permanence in the persistence of the seasons and the slow, inevitable movement of the Green River toward the horizon.

About This Rockport Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rockport, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.333933, -86.996106. 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 Rockport includes the ZIP code (42369), telephone area code (270), county seat of Ohio County (Hartford), and school district assignment (Ohio 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.