Map of Whitesburg city, Kentucky

Whitesburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,139 at the 2010 census and an estimated 1,875 in 2018. It was named for John D. White, a state politician.

Whitesburg city overview:
Name:	Whitesburg city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kentucky
County:	Letcher County
Incorporated:	March 6, 1876
Elevation:	1,171 ft (357 m)
Total Area:	3.20 sq mi (8.30 km²)
Land Area:	3.13 sq mi (8.11 km²)
Water Area:	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km²)
Total Population:	1,773
Population Density:	566.09/sq mi (218.59/km²)
ZIP code:	41858
Area code:	606
FIPS code:	2182776
GNISfeature ID:	0506678
Website:	www.cityofwhitesburg.com

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History

Whitesburg was founded in 1842 on land offered by Stephen Hiram Hogg to build the county seat. Previously called Summit city, It was renamed for John D. White who had introduced Letcher county’s enactment bill in the State legislature.

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Geography

Whitesburg is located in central Letcher County at 37°7′4″N 82°49′16″W / 37.11778°N 82.82111°W / 37.11778; -82.82111 (37.117867, -82.821068) in the valley of the North Fork of the Kentucky River, five miles (8 km) west of the border of Kentucky and Virginia.

Kentucky Route 15 passes through the city, leading northwest 31 miles (50 km) to Hazard. It has its eastern terminus in the east part of Whitesburg at U.S. Route 119. US 119 leads northeast 11 miles (18 km) to U.S. Route 23 at Jenkins and southwest over Pine Mountain 20 miles (32 km) to Cumberland.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Whitesburg has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km), of which 3.1 square miles (8.1 km) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km), or 2.23%, are water.

Climate

Whitesburg is located within a climatic transition zone between the humid subtropical climate and the humid continental climate zones. Summers are hot, humid and wet. July is the warmest month, with an average high of 86 °F (30 °C) and an average low of 63 °F (17 °C). Winters are generally cool to cold, with occasional snowfall. January is the coldest month, with an average high of 44 °F (7 °C) and an average low of 21 °F (−6 °C). May receives the most precipitation with an average of 5.83 inches (148 mm). The highest recorded temperature was 97 °F (36 °C) in 1998, and the lowest recorded temperature was −15 °F (−26 °C) in 1996.