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Frankfort

City population
28,391
#1,643
in United States
#15
in Kentucky
#18,923
worldwide
WashingtonFrankfort
38.201, -84.873 · 686 km from Washington
City population
28,391
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in United States
#1,643
of 3,112 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#18,923
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of United States
0.0%
of the national population

About Frankfort

Frankfort is a city in Kentucky, United States with a population of 28,391. It is the 1,643rd largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 18,923rd largest worldwide. It lies 686 km from Washington.

Position in United States
#1,643of 3,112
LargestSmallest
Position in Kentucky
#15of 36
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Region
Rank in region
#15of 36
Distance to capital
to Washington
Elevation
155 m
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
38.201, -84.873
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

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