Vicco Kentucky Map

About Vicco, Kentucky

Vicco is a locality in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 327. The population density is 150.7 people per km². Vicco is located at 37.2157°N, 83.0616°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Vicco is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41773.

Vicco occupies a narrow, deliberate space where the land pinches tight against the steady, dark flow of the Carr Fork. It lies 72.0 miles east-southeast of Berea, KY (from Berea, KY: bearing 109°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east-southeast of Hazard. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of damp limestone and the cool, shadowed earth that rises sharply toward the distant Appalachian Mountains visible on the horizon. Beyond the immediate reach of the bank, the terrain lifts into the rugged creases of Rowdy Hollow, where the light at dusk settles in thin, bruised layers of violet and gray. Two miles away, the quiet expanse of Carr Fork Lake offers a stillness that contrasts with the constant, rhythmic pulse of the water passing through the center of Vicco.

Coal-camp memory defines the architecture and the lingering spirit of the streets, tracing back to an economy built on the extraction of fuel from the deep, stubborn seams of the hills. While the industrial fervor of the past has softened, the rhythm of daily life remains tethered to the terrain, marked by the steady movement of trucks and the slow, deliberate pace of those who remain. Residents often look toward the Carr Creek Recreation Area for a reprieve, finding in its managed woods a quiet reflection of the wilder landscape that once dominated the valley. Vicco maintains a quiet resilience, a place where the history of labor is written into the very geology of the slopes and the persistent, unceasing current of the river.

About This Vicco Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Vicco, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.215652, -83.061555. 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 Vicco includes the ZIP code (41773), telephone area code (606), county seat of Perry County (Hazard), and school district assignment (Perry 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.