Betsy Layne is a census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 in Floyd County

Floyd County, Kentucky

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, Kentucky

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, United States

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. It was established in 1875 along the Betsy Layne Branch of the Levisa Fork. The post office opened on May 1, 1908, with Clayton L. Hitchins as postmaster. Its ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 is 41605. The 2010 United States Census reported that Betsy Layne's population was 688.

Betsy Layne is located at 37°33′05"N 82°38′01"W (37.5514880, -82.6334884) and at an elevation of 650 ft (198 m).