Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min6:17 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:46 am – 5:23 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 27°F51 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month July6 in of snow a year, on about 3 days21 days above 90°F, 89 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, London Corbin Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from London State Police
Nearby landmarksLittle Laurel Riverriver · 1.6 miCold Hillpeak · 3.6 miLevi Jackson Wilderness Road Park Campgroundcampground · 4.9 miCorbin City Reservoirreservoir · 4.2 miSomerset Community College Laurel Campuscollege · 6.3 miWHITE OAK BOAT-INcampground · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDaniel Boone National Forestnational forest · 4.4 mi · 563,866 acresLevi Jackson Wilderness Road Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 725 acresLaurel County Park/Softball Feildspark · 5.3 miCane Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 6,691 acresSinking Creek State Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 301 acresLaurel Rv Recreation Arearecreation area · 9.5 mi · 676 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Aug 199041 mi away, near Loyall, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Dec 202548 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLaurel County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025297 of 365 days measured68 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 73main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pulaski County, KY, 26 mi away
Drinking waterLaurel Co Water District #2serves 16,899 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,210 ft369 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London5.9 miPost officeLily Post Office2.0 miTown hallCorbin City Hall6.3 miPoliceCorbin Police Department6.3 miFire stationLily Fire and Rescue Station 12.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSomerset Community College Laurel Campus6.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX75 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS85 miInterstateI-75under a mileUS highwayUS 252.3 miCoachLondon Burger KingGreyhound5.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40743 ZIP area.
