Beechmont, Kentucky | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Beechmont |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Muhlenberg |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 4.73 |
Area Land Km2: | 4.71 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.82 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.82 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 776 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 426.61 |
Population Density Km2: | 164.72 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CST |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 463 |
Coordinates: | 37.1744°N -87.0325°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 42323 |
Area Code: | 270 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 21-05014 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 486750 |
Beechmont is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 776,[2] up from 689 in 2010. The Beechmont post office is located at 3736 Merle Travis Highway.
Beechmont is in southeastern Muhlenberg County, along U.S. Route 431, which leads north to Drakesboro and south 7miles to Dunmor. Greenville, the county seat, is 9miles to the northwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Beechmont CDP has a total area of, of which 0.006sqmi, or 0.33%, are water.[1] The town drains west to Beech Creek, south to Hazel Creek, east to Little Hazel Creek, and north to Plum Creek, all of which are within the Green River watershed.