City profile · United States · North America
Lexington
City population
320,347
#63
in United States
#2
in Kentucky
#1,780
worldwide
37.989, -84.478 · 656 km from Washington
About Lexington
Lexington is a city in Kentucky, United States with a population of 320,347. It is the 63rd largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 1,780th largest worldwide. It lies 656 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 36
Elevation
295 m
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
37.989, -84.478
Record updated
2025-04-14
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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