Beech Grove, McLean County, Kentucky

Beech Grove, Kentucky
Census-designated place
Intersection of KY 56 and KY 136 in Beech Grove
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Coordinates: 37°36′58″N 87°23′47″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	McLean
Area [1]
• Total	1.86 sq mi (4.81 km^2)
• Land	1.84 sq mi (4.78 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km^2)
Elevation	410 ft (120 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	282
• Density	152.85/sq mi (59.02/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	42322
Area codes	270 & 364
FIPS code	21-04978
GNIS feature ID	486710[3]

Beech Grove is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McLean County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 282 as of the 2020 census.^[2] Beech Grove has a post office with ZIP code 42322, which opened on April 29, 1878.^[4][5]

Geography

Beech Grove is in northwestern McLean County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Beech Grove CDP has an area of 1.858 square miles (4.81 km²); 1.845 square miles (4.78 km²) of its area is land, and 0.013 square miles (0.034 km²) is water.^[1]

Transportation

Kentucky Routes 56, 136, and 256 pass through the community.^[6] KY 136 leads southeast 10 miles (16 km) to Calhoun, the county seat, and west 8 miles (13 km) to Sebree. KY 56 leads west to Sebree with KY 136 but turns northeast in Beech Grove to lead 22 miles (35 km) to Owensboro. KY 256 leads southeast to Calhoun by a more southerly route.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	243		—
2020	282		16.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References

1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
2. "P1. Race – Beech Grove CDP, Kentucky: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
3. "Beech Grove". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved April 15, 2017.
5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
6. DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map). 1:150000. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. p. 45. § F7. ISBN 0-89933-340-0.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.