Eastern, Kentucky

Not to be confused with Eastern Kentucky.

Eastern, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Eastern post office
Eastern Location within the state of Kentucky Show map of Kentucky Eastern Eastern (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°31′01″N82°48′22″W / 37.51694°N 82.80611°W / 37.51694; -82.80611
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Floyd
Elevation	673 ft (205 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	41622
Area code	606
GNIS feature ID	491508 [1]

Eastern is an unincorporated community located in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.

Education

Three Floyd County Schools are located in Eastern:

• James A. Duff Elementary School
• Allen Central Middle School
• Allen Central High School

A new Floyd Central High School is nearing completion in the community. It will replace both Allen Central High and South Floyd High School, and is expected to open in the fall of 2017. At that time, Allen Central will be converted into a technical education hub for the Floyd County school district. ^[2]

Eastern has a public library, a branch of the Floyd County Public Library. ^[3]

Notable people

• Sportscaster Kenny Rice, known nationally for his horse racing reporting, grew up in Eastern.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eastern, Kentucky
2. Meadows, Mary (May 12, 2016). "Floyd Central Construction Ahead of Schedule". Floyd County Chronicle. Prestonsburg, KY. Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
3. "Kentucky Public Library Directory". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.