Salt Lick Kentucky Map

About Salt Lick, Kentucky

Salt Lick is a locality in Bath County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 274. The population density is 143.3 people per km². Salt Lick is located at 38.1201°N, 83.6146°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 40371.

Salt Lick rests in a hollow of Bath County, where the land begins its patient, rolling ascent toward the Appalachian foothills. It lies 45.1 miles north-east of Richmond, KY (from Richmond, KY: bearing 55°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-south-east of Owingsville. Here, the sky is a vast, unhurried canvas, painted with the subtle greys of approaching rain or the sharp, crystalline blues of a clear afternoon. The landscape is a mosaic of deep green pastures, punctuated by stands of oak and maple that blaze with transient color each autumn, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers toward the sun. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the damp, earthy scent of dew-kissed soil and the fainter, sweet perfume of honeysuckle clinging to weathered fences. A quiet stillness pervades Salt Lick, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the occasional chirp of a cardinal in the dense foliage, a testament to the enduring, unassuming beauty of this pocket of Kentucky. The history of Salt Lick is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that guard its edges, a story whispered in the worn boards of its few remaining storefronts and the quiet dignity of its older homes. For generations, the economy here has been tied to the land, first with small farms yielding tobacco and corn, and later, as the timber industry ebbed and flowed, leaving behind the occasional stump as a silent marker. While no longer a bustling hub, Salt Lick retains a sense of enduring purpose, a place where life moves at a tempo dictated by the seasons rather than the clock. The local general store, a fixture of the community, serves as more than just a place for provisions; it's a gathering point, a repository of local lore, where conversations drift like woodsmoke and the community's pulse can still be felt, faint but steady.

About This Salt Lick Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Salt Lick, Kentucky — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.120081, -83.614635. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Salt Lick and Bath County.

Detailed location data for Salt Lick includes the ZIP code (40371), telephone area code (502), county seat of Bath County (Owingsville), and school district assignment (Bath County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Salt Lick is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.