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Rineyville, Kentucky
Rineyville, Kentucky is located in Kentucky
Rineyville, Kentucky
Rineyville, Kentucky
Location in Kentucky
Rineyville, Kentucky is located in the United States
Rineyville, Kentucky
Rineyville, Kentucky
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Hardin
Area
 • Total 4.60 sq mi (11.91 km2)
 • Land 4.57 sq mi (11.82 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation
705 ft (215 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 3,039
 • Density 665.72/sq mi (257.04/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EST)
ZIP code
40162
Area codes 270 & 364
FIPS code 21-65388
GNIS feature ID 501960
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The town of Rineyville, KY historical marker.

Rineyville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. It is located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Elizabethtown. The population was 3,039 as of the 2020 Census. The Paducah and Louisville Railway runs north and south through the community.

There is no formal city government; a Magistrate, elected to the Hardin County Fiscal Court, represents the unincorporated community. The primary law enforcement agency for Rineyville is the Kentucky State Police – Post 4 in Elizabethtown. The Rineyville Fire Department, created in 1979, consists of over 30 volunteers from the community. Some neighboring communities include Vine Grove to the north, Radcliff to the northeast, and Cecilia to the south.

Rineyville is named for past resident Zachariah Riney, the first school teacher of young Abraham Lincoln.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020 3,039
U.S. Decennial Census
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