Salt Lick, Kentucky

About Salt Lick

Set in the eastern part of Kentucky, Salt Lick is a tiny community, home to 248 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Salt Lick is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.78 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 318 residents per square mile.

📰 Salt Lick News Today

• Salt Lick, KY Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Oct 3
• Carrie Ann Gilbert McClain Obituary (2026) - Salt Lick, KY - Michael R. Gray Funeral Home - Morehead Legacy | Obituary · Oct 7
• Salt Lick Freewill Baptist Church closes food pantry after years in Bath County: 'God will take care of it' LEX 18 News · Aug 29
• Ella Mae Arnett Evans Obituary Apr 26, 2007 Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals, Inc. · Jun 24
• Bear sightings continue in Kentucky WKYT · Jun 10

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What Makes Salt Lick Unique

• The only place in America named Salt Lick — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kentucky — one of 555 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

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