Hazard, KY Road Trips
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
203.1 mi
Bowling Green, KY
Quickest Drive
47m
Tilford, KY
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Hazard, KY by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
5,105
Median Income
$68,582
Median Home Value
$146,100
Median Age
42.5
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Notable People from Hazard, KY
A sampling of people born in Hazard, KY.
Rebecca Gayheart
1971
American actress
Glen Combs
1946
American basketball player
Daniel Mongiardo
1960
American physician and politician
Louann Brizendine
1952
American neuroscientist
Baddiewinkle
1928–2025
American internet personality (1928–2025)
Cora Combs
1927–2015
American actress and professional wrestler (1923-2015)
Shelby Lee Adams
1950
American photographer (born 1950)
Bill Blair
1942
American basketball player and coach
Sam Smith
1944–2022
American basketball player (1944-2022)
City data from Wikidata (Q1144366), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Hazard, KY
Hazard is a city in Kentucky's Daniel Boone Country, county seat of Perry County and perhaps the quintessential Appalachian coal town. At the 2020 census the population was 5,263.
Mother Goose House, 2906 N Main St. Peculiar town landmark. Bobby Davis Museum, 234 Walnut St. Local history museum. +1 606-439-4325
Ample hiking exists in the surrounding hills.
Kentucky Fried Chicken, 2025 N Main St, ☏ +1 606 439-3288.
Hampton Inn & Suites Hazard, 70 Morton Blvd, ☏ +1 606-439-0902. Indoor pool.
You can get in by getting on the Hal Rogers Parkway/Daniel Boone Parkway heading to Hazard, it takes 59 miles if you are from London. The Entire freeway miles of Hal Rogers Parkway is 59 miles. If you are from Louisville, Lexington, or Frankfurt, or Fort Knox. You must get on Interstate 64, then Interstate 75, and exit 41: Somerset, Hazard, and take the entire 59 miles of Hal Rogers Parkway. If you are from Pound and Norton, Wise, Virginia, take U.S. 23 and take the U.S. 119 after a short way of crossing the state line, It is located in Kentucky.
Public transportation is very limited in this town, so travel by car is recommended. Please note that this region is rather hilly thus it is recommended to take great care if traveling in inclement weather, especially snow and rain.
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