Arjay, Kentucky Explained

Official Name:Arjay, Kentucky
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Kentucky
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kentucky
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bell
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.61
Area Land Km2:1.61
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.62
Area Land Sq Mi:0.62
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:183
Population Density Km2:113.97
Population Density Sq Mi:295.16
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1066
Coordinates:36.8047°N -83.6458°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:40902
Area Code:606
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:486025

Arjay is an unincorporated community and coal town in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. Arjay is located on Kentucky Route 66 4miles northeast of Pineville.[2] Arjay has a post office with ZIP code 40902, which opened on February 23, 1911.[3] [4] The community's name comes from the initials of coal operator R. J. Asher.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 18, 2022.
  2. . State Primary Road System: Bell County . PDF . 2012 . February 23, 2013 .
  3. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code . 2012-02-15 . United States Postal Service . 2012.
  4. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. February 23, 2013. April 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428153255/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  5. Book: Rennick, Robert M.. Kentucky Place Names. 1987. University Press of Kentucky. 9780813126319. 375.