Cannonsburg, Kentucky

Cannonsburg, Kentucky
Cannonsburg
Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°23′19″N 82°42′10″W / 38.38861°N 82.70278°W / 38.38861; -82.70278
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBoyd
Area
  Total
1.74 sq mi (4.52 km2)
  Land1.74 sq mi (4.52 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
605 ft (184 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
862
  Density494.55/sq mi (190.90/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code21-12610

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.