Drift, Kentucky
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| Drift, Kentucky | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
 Drift
|
|
| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Floyd |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 569 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 41619 |
| Area code(s) | 606 |
| GNIS feature ID | 491113 |
Drift, Kentucky is an unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. As of the census of 2000, there were 569 people residing in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) for Drift's ZIP code (41619).[1]
Drift is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (37.4803778, -82.7476587) at an elevation of 715 feet (218 m).[2]
A post office was established in the community in 1909. The origins of the name Drift are unclear: it may have been named for a local mine or for driftwood found in a nearby creek.[3]
References
- ↑ American Factfinder Retrieved on 2010-04-03
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Drift, Kentucky Retrieved on 2010-04-03
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
|
Municipalities and communities of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States
|
||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |
 |
|
| CDPs | ||
| Other unincorporated communities |
|
|
