| Time zone | UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Area code | 606 |
| Population total | 5,053 |
| Subdivision name | Kentucky |
| State | Kentucky |
| Subdivision name 1 | Pulaski |
| County | Pulaski |
| Coordinates | 37°4′18″N 84°44′52″W |
| Elevation | 330 m |
| Elevation | 1083 ft |
| Country | United States |
Nancy is an unincorporated community eight miles west of the city of Somerset in Pulaski County, Kentucky. The ZIP Code for Nancy is 42544.[1] According to the 2020 census the total population is 5,053.[2]
Nancy has a lending library, a branch of the Pulaski County Public Library.[3]
History
On January 19, 1862, during the American Civil War, Union forces achieved their first significant victory, defeating the Confederates at the Battle of Mill Springs near Nancy. The Mill Springs National Cemetery today is administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Education
Nancy Elementary School, also sometimes initialized as NES, is a public elementary school in the community. It is under the administration of Pulaski County Schools. The school provides education to grades 1–5. After attending NES, students attend Southern Middle School, then attend Southwestern High School.[4]
References
- ^ "Nancy ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Kentucky Public Library Directory". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Nancy Elementary School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-15.