Frankfort, Kentucky

About Frankfort

Frankfort is a thriving city in northern Kentucky counting 28,610 people who proudly call it home.

Frankfort holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 14.77 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,937 residents per square mile.

📰 Frankfort News Today

• Rain doesn’t stop Capital Pride Festival in Frankfort WKYT · Oct 10
• 2 dead after SUV, motorcycle crash in Frankfort FOX 56 News · Oct 5
• Marshall firefighter's life, impact remembered at Frankfort ceremony WPSD Local 6 · Oct 8
• Lexington, Woodford County Fire responding to 'advanced' barn fire on Old Frankfort Pike LEX 18 News · Oct 9
• 77 Forest Hill Dr, Frankfort, KY 40601 Realtor.com · Oct 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Kentucky headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Frankfort Unique

• A top-25 city in Kentucky by population (#14 of 418 incorporated places).
• One of 8 places in the US named Frankfort — but the Kentucky one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northern Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 28,610.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Frankfort

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Frankfort

• Andy's Artisan Bread — coffee shop
• Applebee's — american
• Bourbon on Main — american
• Brown Barrel & Blind Harry's — american
• Capital Cellars Wine & Spirits Café Market — wine
• Cattleman's Roadhouse — steak house
• Eighty6+Mane — coffee (café)
• Engine House Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Goodwood Brewing and Spirits — american
• Kentucky Coffeetree Cafe — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Capital City Museum · Museum
• Castle & Key Distillery · Attraction
• Kentucky Military History Museum · Museum
• Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History · Museum
• Capital Gallery · Art gallery
• State Capitol Overlook · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Frankfort

• Cove Spring Park reviews ★
• Augusta Subdivision Roundabout Garden reviews ★
• Augusta Subdivison Northern Garden reviews ★
• Augusta Subdivsion Southern Garden reviews ★
• Benson Creek Boat Ramp and Public Use Area reviews ★
• Blanton Landing Park reviews ★
• Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Capitol Rose Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Capitol View Park reviews ★
• Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Dolly Graham Park reviews ★
• Duckers Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Frankfort

• Bondurant Middle School
• Collins Lane
• Elkhorn Elementary School
• Elkhorn Middle School
• Frankfort Early Learning Academy
• Frankfort High School
• Franklin County High School
• Hearn Elementary
• Panther Transition Academy
• Peaks Mill Elementary
• Second Street School
• The Academy
• Western Hills High School
• Westridge Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Frankfort Regional Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Frankfort

🏘️ Nearby Communities