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Somerset, Kentucky

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Somerset, Kentucky
City
Corner of Main Street and West Mt. Vernon Street, featuring the historic Goldenburg Furniture building
Corner of Main Street and West Mt. Vernon Street, featuring the historic Goldenburg Furniture building
Official seal of Somerset, Kentucky
Seal
Nickname: 
Car Cruise Capital of Kentucky
Motto: 
The Spirit of Southern Kentucky
Somerset, Kentucky is located in Kentucky
Somerset, Kentucky
Somerset, Kentucky
Somerset, Kentucky is located in the United States
Somerset, Kentucky
Somerset, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°05′04″N 84°36′29″W / 37.08444°N 84.60806°W / 37.08444; -84.60806
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPulaski
Area
[1]
 • Total14.09 sq mi (36.48 km2)
 • Land14.07 sq mi (36.44 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
[2]
860 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total11,924
 • Density847.60/sq mi (327.26/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
42501-42503
Area code606
FIPS code21-71688
GNIS feature ID2405483[2]
Websitehttp://www.cityofsomerset.com/

Somerset is a city of Pulaski County, Kentucky in the United States.

Somerset is known as the “Car Cruise Capital of Kentucky” because it hosts a classic car show known as the “Somernites Cruise” an event that is held on the fourth Saturday of each month from April through October. [4]

References

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  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Somerset, Kentucky
  3. ↑ "QuickFacts: Somerset city, Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Somernites Cruise". Lake Cumberland Tourism | Somerset-Pulaski County, KY. Retrieved 2025-07-12.

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