Harold, Kentucky | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Harold |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Kentucky |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Floyd |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 673 |
Coordinates: | 37.5367°N -82.6333°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 41635[1] |
Area Code: | 606 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 493775 |
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.[2]
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.[3]