Welcome to Irvington ...

The city of Irvington is located in Breckinridge County<1>.

The location of Irvington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Irvington was established in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Irvington has a population of 1,188 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Irvington is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Irvington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Irvington (for example, toward Muldraugh), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Irvington is within the (270) area code.

The ZIP code for Irvington: 40146<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Irvington had an population of 1,188 people. This is an increase of 0.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Irvington had a population of 1,181 people (or 5.89% of the total population of Breckinridge County). This makes Irvington the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Irvington represents 0.03% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 190th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,181 people, the population of Irvington decreased 6.05% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,257 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Irvington.

Communities Also Named Irvington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Irvington - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Irvington.

Communities near Irvington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Irvington.

• Radcliff
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
  • Radcliff is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliff <6>
• Vine Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove
  • Vine Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <6>
• Brandenburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg
  • Brandenburg is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandenburg <6>
• Hardinsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
  • Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <6>
• Cloverport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
  • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <6>
• Muldraugh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldraugh
  • Muldraugh is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldraugh <6>
• Ekron
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
  • Ekron is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
• Mauckport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauckport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauckport
  • Mauckport is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauckport <6>
• Laconia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
  • Laconia is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laconia <6>
• Alton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Irvington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Irvington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Irvington. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irvington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Irvington. See our Newspapers Page for Irvington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Irvington ...

Looking for more information about Irvington? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Irvington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Irvington.

Adding Irvington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Irvington in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Irvington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Irvington post office opened in 1888.

We also found Irvington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Irvington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Irvington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/