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Chaplin, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

37°53′52″N 85°13′17″W / 37.89778°N 85.22139°W / 37.89778; -85.22139CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyNelsonArea

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• Total1.40 sq mi (3.63 km²) • Land1.38 sq mi (3.58 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km²)Elevation

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824 ft (251 m)Population

(2020)

• Total440 • Density318.15/sq mi (122.86/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

40012

Area code502GNIS feature ID489347^[2]

Chaplin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 418 as of the 2010 census.^[3] Chaplin has a post office with ZIP code 40012, which opened on January 4, 1832.^[4]^[5] U.S. Route 62 passes through the community.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.400 square miles (3.63 km²); 1.383 square miles (3.58 km²) of its area are land, and 0.017 square miles (0.044 km²) is covered by water.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	440		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Chaplin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Kentucky". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved April 2, 2017.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.