Cannonsburg, Kentucky
| Cannonsburg, Kentucky | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Cannonsburg
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| Coordinates: 38°23′19″N 82°42′10″W / 38.38861°N 82.70278°WCoordinates: 38°23′19″N 82°42′10″W / 38.38861°N 82.70278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Boyd |
| Elevation | 605 ft (184 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 856 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 21-12610 |
Cannonsburg is a census-designated place (CDP) in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 856. Cannonsburg is located 8 miles (13 km) southwest of the city of Ashland, a major urban center in northeastern Kentucky. Most of Cannonsburg shares its ZIP code with Ashland; however, parts are within the Catlettsburg ZIP code. The Cannonsburg post office closed in 1929. Cannonsburg is a part of the Huntington-Ashland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 287,702. New definitions from February 28, 2013 placed the population at 363,000.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Cannonsburg CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km2), all land. It is located in the valley of the East Fork Little Sandy River at an elevation of 605 feet (184 m) above sea level.
Boyd County High School and Cannonsburg Elementary School are located in Cannonsburg. Both are a part of the Boyd County Public School District.
Cannonsburg is served by Bellefonte Primary & Urgent Care (12470 U.S. Route 60). Formerly Bellefonte Primary Care, the facility added urgent care services in 2009.
Cannonsburg acts as one of three access points for Interstate 64 (Kentucky), connecting the Ashland area to Lexington, Kentucky, and Huntington, West Virginia, via U.S. Route 60 and Kentucky Route 180. Ashland's other access points are through Catlettsburg via U.S. Route 23 (Kentucky), and Coalton via a two-lane section of US 60.
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