Betsy Layne is a census-designated place (CDP) and

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in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1875 along the

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. The post office opened on May 1, 1908, with Clayton S. Hitchins as postmaster. Retrieved on 2010-12-06 Its ZIP code is 41605. The 2010 census reported the population to be 688. Stage actress

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(born 1924) was a native of Betsy Layne. Betsy Layne is located along the eastern border of Floyd County. It is bordered to the east by Pike County.

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passes through the community, leading northwest to

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and southeast to Pikeville. In addition to being treated as a census-designated place by the United States Census Bureau, they also consider Betsy Layne and the nearby community of Stanville as a combined Census County Division (CCD). It had a population of 4,601 at the 2020 census. The CCD also includes the communities of Banner, Dana, Harold, Ivel and Tram.

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Census-designated places in Floyd County, Kentucky Census-designated places in Kentucky Populated places established in 1875 Coal towns in Kentucky 1875 establishments in Kentucky {{FloydCountyKY-geo-stub