Zheleznogorsk, Kursk Oblast

Zheleznogorsk
Железногорск
Lenina Street in Zheleznogorsk
Location of Zheleznogorsk
Zheleznogorsk
Location of Zheleznogorsk
Zheleznogorsk
Zheleznogorsk (Russia)
Coordinates: 52°20′N 35°22′E / 52.333°N 35.367°E / 52.333; 35.367
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKursk Oblast
Founded1957
Town status since1962
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
  Total
95,049
  Rank181st in 2010
  Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk
  Capital ofZheleznogorsky District, town of oblast significance of Zheleznogorsk
  Urban okrugZheleznogorsk Urban Okrug
  Capital ofZheleznogorsk Urban Okrug, Zheleznogorsky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
307170–307179
OKTMO ID38705000001
Websiteferadmin.rkursk.ru

Zheleznogorsk (Russian: Железного́рск) is a town in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located 130 kilometers (81 mi) northwest of Kursk. Its population according to censuses taken in varying years is: 97,038(2021 Census); 95,049(2010 Census); 95,528(2002 Census); 85,192(1989 Soviet census).