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Harold, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°32′12″N 82°38′00″W / 37.53667°N 82.63333°W / 37.53667; -82.63333
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Harold, Kentucky
Harold is located in Kentucky
Harold
Harold
Location within the state of Kentucky
Harold is located in the United States
Harold
Harold
Harold (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°32′12″N 82°38′00″W / 37.53667°N 82.63333°W / 37.53667; -82.63333
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyFloyd
Elevation
673 ft (205 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
41635[1]
Area code606
GNIS feature ID493775[2]

Harold is an unincorporated community located in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1905, and named for local merchant Harold Hatcher of the Hatcher family of early area settlers.[3]

Professional baseball player Dixie Howell was born in Harold.

The United States Census Bureau, combines Harold with Betsy Layne, Banner, Dana, Ivel Stanville and Tram as combined Census County Division. It had a population of 4,601 at the 2020 census.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Harold ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harold, Kentucky
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 131–132. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  4. ^ "Betsy Layne-Stanville CCD, Floyd County, Kentucky Demographics and Housing 2020 Decennial Census".