Millstone is a community in Letcher County, Kentucky, home to about 317 people across 0.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 41838.
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)117 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)52 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY111 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL415 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Millstone; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Millstone had 92 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2010.
It’s the 418th largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.
Letcher County grew from 9,172 residents in 1900 to 21,548 in 2020.
Letcher County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 50.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Whitesburg 2se, KY weather station (6 miles away).
3,171 jobs at 277 businesses in Letcher County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Millstone.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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