Science Hill Kentucky Map

About Science Hill, Kentucky

Science Hill is a locality in Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 657. The population density is 331.2 people per km². Science Hill is located at 37.1770°N, 84.6358°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Science Hill is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 42553.

Science Hill emerges from the limestone-heavy soil of the plateau, defined by the quiet, persistent movement of Holtzclaw Branch as it carves a path through the earth. It lies 6.1 miles north-northwest of Somerset, KY (from Somerset, KY: bearing 343°T), and is situated 33.2 miles south-southeast of Danville. The landscape here is characterized by the modest, undulating topography that precedes the distant Appalachian Mountains, which haunt the eastern horizon like a faded watercolor. To the south, the deep, dark expanse of Lake Cumberland anchors the regional watershed, while the immediate surroundings of Science Hill soften into the low-slung, pastoral basin of Pumpkin Hollow. The light at daybreak often catches the damp, mineral-rich fields, turning the gray-green grasses into a shimmering expanse that holds the morning dew with a stubborn, heavy stillness.

Science Hill carries the quiet industry of a place built upon the steady exchange of goods and local trade, anchored by a history rooted in the agricultural traditions of the upper South. Science Hill City Park provides a necessary, open-air communal center where the pace of the afternoon slows to the deliberate speed of changing shadows across the grass. The economy maintains a grounded character, reflecting the industrious nature of regional commerce and the enduring legacy of limestone extraction and farming that has long shaped the surrounding landscape. Life here moves with a pragmatic, unpretentious rhythm, where the day is measured not by grand events, but by the subtle, cyclical shifts of the seasons and the reliable, familiar passage of the regional transit routes.

About This Science Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Science Hill, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.177022, -84.635777. 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 Science Hill includes the ZIP code (42553), telephone area code (270), county seat of Pulaski County (Somerset), and school district assignment (Science Hill Independent 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.