Cromwell, Kentucky

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Cromwell, Kentucky
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Cromwell
Coordinates: 37°20′25″N86°47′17″W / 37.34028°N 86.78806°W / 37.34028; -86.78806
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Ohio
Elevation
463 ft (141 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
42333
Area code(s) 270 & 364
GNIS feature ID490367 [1]

Cromwell is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. [1]

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Education

The north side of the community is home to Southern Elementary School, a part of the Ohio County School System. Secondary students in Cromwell attend Ohio County Middle and High Schools, located in the Hartford/Beaver Dam area.

Geography and transportation

The community is located in the southern portion of Ohio County on U.S. Route 231 near its junction with Kentucky Route 505. It is located about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southeast of Beaver Dam. Interstate 165 (formerly the William H. Natcher Parkway) provides direct access to Cromwell via the Exit 33 interchange with U.S. 231 just south of the Ohio-Butler County line. The community is also directly served by the Western Kentucky Parkway at its Exit 75 interchange on the southern edge of Beaver Dam.

Industry

Cromwell is home to a Perdue Farms poultry and pork processing plant.

Post office

Cromwell has a post office with ZIP code 42333, which opened on May 28, 1846. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cromwell". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2017.