| Official Name: | Dwale, Kentucky |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Floyd |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.63 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.58 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.06 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.63 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.61 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 239 |
| Population Density Km2: | 151.43 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 392.45 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 758 |
| Pushpin Map: | Kentucky |
| Pushpin Label: | Dwale |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kentucky |
| Coordinates: | 37.6208°N -82.7272°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 41621[2] |
| Area Code: | 606 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 21-23104 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2629606 |
Dwale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.[3] The 2010 United States Census reported that Dwale's population was 329, of which 312 persons were white and 9 persons were Asian.[4]
The origins of the name Dwale are unclear. Although it is said to have been named after a town in Wales, no such Welsh place name has been found.[5]
Dwale is located in north-central Floyd County on the west side of the Levisa Fork, just north of Allen. U.S. Route 23 passes through Dwale, leading northwest 5miles to Prestonsburg, the county seat, and southeast to Pikeville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Dwale CDP has a total area of 1.74sqkm, of which 1.7sqkm is land and 0.04sqkm, or 2.57%, is water.[6]