Stanton Kentucky Map

About Stanton, Kentucky

Stanton is a locality in Powell County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,251. The population density is 558.6 people per km². Stanton is located at 37.8456°N, 83.8583°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Stanton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40380.

Stanton emerges from the limestone-heavy soil of the Kentucky interior as a quiet intersection of creek-bottom lowlands and rising, forested ridges. It lies 20.2 miles east-southeast of Winchester, KY (from Winchester, KY: bearing 120°T), and is situated 15.3 miles south-southeast of Mount Sterling. Judy Creek carves a narrow, winding path near the center of the landscape, its waters reflecting the pale, shifting light that filters through the dense canopy of the Daniel Boone National Forest, which begins its sprawling expanse just a mile from the town limits. The terrain here is defined by deep, shadowed inclines and the sudden, sharp cuts of Napier Hollow, where the earth seems to hold the damp, cooling breath of the soil long after the sun has slipped behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains.

Stanton maintains a rhythm calibrated by the slow, seasonal pulse of the surrounding timber and agriculture, echoing the long-standing tradition of a region defined by its rugged, land-locked isolation. While the distant, expansive waters of Cave Run Lake remain a destination for the occasional traveler, the local economy keeps its focus closer to the immediate timbered slopes and the quiet industry of the county seat. Beyond the reach of the bustling, modern thoroughfares, life here adheres to the steady, unadorned habits of the Upper South, where the heritage of the nineteenth-century frontier persists in the weathered wood of older barns and the enduring, soft vernacular of those who call these hills home.

About This Stanton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stanton, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.845637, -83.858252. 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 Stanton includes the ZIP code (40380), telephone area code (502), county seat of Powell County (Stanton), and school district assignment (Powell 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.