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Ezel

KentuckyCDP

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Total population

313

Median home value

$105,400

25.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$41,000

Ezel$41k
National$74k
Elevation945 m
Land area2.3 km²
Weather73°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Coordinates37.89°, -83.44°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
945 m
Area
2.3 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ezel is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 209. It has a small post office, with the ZIP code 41425.

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History & geography

History

First incorporated in 1882, the town was given the name "Ezel", for a rock in the Bible, by its first postmaster, Eli Pieratt, when the post office opened in 1875. It is now home to Ezel Elementary School and the Blackwater Volunteer Fire Department.

Geography

Ezel lies along U.S. Route 460, west of the city of West Liberty, the county seat of Morgan County. Frenchburg is further west along US 460. The elevation of Ezel is . According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Ezel CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.45%, are water. Blackwater Creek runs along the southeast edge of the community, leading northeast to the Licking River near Kellacey.

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Demographics & economy

Median age
57.3
Median home value
$105,400
Housing units
130
Poverty rate
7.3%
Unemployment
0%

Race & ethnicity

White
80.8%
Black
0%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
19.2%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
37.8914
Longitude
-83.4435
Water area
0.00 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Today
73°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tonight
56°F
Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog
Thursday
70°F
Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
45°F
Mostly Clear
Friday
71°F
Sunny
Friday Night
42°F
Mostly Clear

Forecast for Ezel, KY from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
38,037
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    1,058
  • Red-eyed Vireo
    Vireo olivaceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    867
  • Hooded Warbler
    Setophaga citrina (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    813
  • Carolina Wren
    Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    764
  • Carolina Chickadee
    Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
    694
  • Black-and-white Warbler
    Mniotilta varia (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    685
  • Tufted Titmouse
    Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    672
  • Blue Jay
    Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    665

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
7
Elementary
2
Middle
1
High
3
Other
1

Largest nearby schools

  • Morgan County High School
    High · West Liberty · 598 students · 18.7:1 ratio
  • Morgan County Middle School
    Middle · West Liberty · 413 students · 15.3:1 ratio
  • Morgan Central Elementary School
    Elementary · West Liberty · 293 students · 14.7:1 ratio
  • Ezel Elementary School
    Elementary · Ezel · 120 students · 12:1 ratio
  • Woodsbend Youth Development Center
    High · West Liberty · 25 students · 8.3:1 ratio
  • Morgan County Area Technology Center
    High · West Liberty
  • Eastern KY Education Center
    Other · West Liberty

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
19
Largest magnitude
4.2
Largest event
2012-11-10

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

D
Denzil Goodpaster
American artist (1908-1995)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.07
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,485

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
128
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

American Toad
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Seen 2026-09-19
Snakewort
Snakewort
Conocephalum salebrosum
Seen 2026-09-19
Ghost Pipe
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
Seen 2026-09-19
great blue lobelia
great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Seen 2026-09-19
cardinal flower
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Seen 2026-09-19
Christmas fern
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Seen 2026-09-19
New York fern
New York fern
Amauropelta noveboracensis
Seen 2026-09-19
intermediate wood fern
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
Seen 2026-09-19
Yellow Garden Spider
Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API