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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Madison
- Mayor
- Bruce Fraley
- Total
- 16.58 sq mi (42.95 km )
- Land
- 16.51 sq mi (42.76 km )
- Water
- 0.073 sq mi (0.19 km )
- Elevation
- 958 ft (292 m)
- Estimate 2022
- 15,494
- Density
- 941.1/sq mi (363.36/km )
- Demonym
- Berean
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 40403-40404
- Fips code
- 21-05842
- Website
- bereaky.gov
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Berea
- Population
- 15539
- Area
- 41.658346
- Elevation
- 312
- Official website
- bereaky.gov
- Image
- Berea Kentucky City Hall.jpg
- Households
- 5625
- Dialing code
- 859
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- postal code
- 40404
- Commons category
- Berea, Kentucky
- water as percent of area
- 0.4452
- per capita income
- 22052
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Berea (/bəˈriːə/ bə-REE-ə) is a home rule-class city in Madison County, Kentucky, in the United States. The city is best known for its art festivals, historic restaurants and buildings, and as the home to Berea College, a private liberal arts college. The population was 15,539 at the 2020 census. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Kentucky, having increased by 27.4% since 2000. Berea is a principal city of the Richmond−Berea Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Madison and Rockcastle counties. It was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1890.
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