Corbin, Kentucky | |
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![]() Downtown Corbin, Kentucky, from North Kentucky Street, looking South down Main Street | |
![]() Location of Corbin in Whitley County, Kentucky. | |
Coordinates: 36°55′56″N 84°06′02″W / 36.93222°N 84.10056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
Counties | Whitley, Knox, Laurel |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-commission |
• Mayor | Suzie Razmus |
• City Manager | Marlon Sams |
Area | |
• Total | 7.99 sq mi (20.70 km2) |
• Land | 7.95 sq mi (20.59 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
Elevation | 1,119 ft (341 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,856 |
• Estimate (2023)[3] | 9,012 |
• Density | 988.42/sq mi (381.64/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 40701-40702 |
Area code | 606 |
FIPS code | 21-17362 |
GNIS feature ID | 2404128[2] |
Website | corbin-ky.gov |
Corbin is a home rule-class city[4] in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 7,856.
Corbin is on Interstate 75 and US Route 25W, about halfway between Knoxville, Tennessee, and Lexington.