About Somerset
Somerset, KY is a close-knit town located in southern Kentucky with an estimated population of 12,389.
Officially, Somerset is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 14.76 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 839 residents per square mile.
📰 Somerset News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Somerset Unique
- One of 11 places in the US named Somerset — but the Kentucky one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in southern 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
- The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 12,389.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Somerset
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Downtown Somerset Welcome · Attraction
- Short Creek · Attraction
- Short Creek Cave · Attraction
- SomerSplash Waterpark · Water park
- Tank · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Somerset
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Somerset
- Eagle Academy
- Hopkins Elementary School
- Memorial Education Center
- Northern Elementary School
- Northern Middle School
- Oak Hill Elementary School
- Pulaski County Area Technology Center
- Pulaski County High School
- Pulaski Elementary School
- Shopville Elementary School
- Somerset High School
- Southern Elementary School
- Southern Middle School
- Southwestern High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.