Map of Benham city

Benham is a home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky, in the United States. The city was formally incorporated by the General Assembly in 1961. The population was 512 at the 2020 census, up from 500 at the 2010 census.

Benham city overview:
Name:	Benham city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kentucky
County:	Harlan County
Incorporated:	March 7, 1961
Elevation:	1,591 ft (485 m)
Total Area:	0.23 sq mi (0.61 km²)
Land Area:	0.23 sq mi (0.61 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	512
Population Density:	2,188.03/sq mi (843.93/km²)
ZIP code:	40807
Area code:	606
FIPS code:	2105662
GNISfeature ID:	0486849
Website:	www.benhamky.org

Online Interactive Map

Benham online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Benham location map. Where is Benham city?

Benham location on the U.S. Map. Where is Benham city. — Benham location on the U.S. Map.

Benham location on the Kentucky map. Where is Benham city. — Location of Benham in Kentucky.

History

Benham was originally a company town for International Harvester. The Benham Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of the coal town.

Benham Road Map

Benham city Satellite Map

Geography

Benham is located in eastern Harlan County at 36°57′53″N 82°57′15″W / 36.96472°N 82.95417°W / 36.96472; -82.95417 (36.964832, -82.954035), in the valley of Looney Creek, between Looney Ridge to the north and Benham Spur to the south. Looney Creek flows west to the Poor Fork of the Cumberland River in neighboring Cumberland.

Kentucky Route 160 is Benham’s Main Street, leading west 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Cumberland and east through Lynch 9 miles (14 km) to the Virginia border at the crest of Black Mountain just north of its summit, the highest point in Kentucky.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Benham has a total area of 0.23 square miles (0.6 km), all of it land.