Port Royal is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in north-eastern Henry County

Henry County, Kentucky

As of the census of 2000, there were 15,060 people, 5,844 households, and 4,330 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 6,381 housing units at an average density of...

, Kentucky

Kentucky

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, United States

United States

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Location

The community's center is the intersection of State Highway 193 and Cane Run Road. "Port Royal is ten miles north-east from New Castle

New Castle, Kentucky

New Castle is a city in Henry County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 919. It is the county seat of Henry County. It is located on U.S. Route 421 30 miles northeast of Louisville.- History :...

 and one mile from the Kentucky River

Kentucky River

The Kentucky River is a tributary of the Ohio River, long, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The river and its tributaries drain much of the central region of the state, with its upper course passing through the coal-mining regions of the Cumberland Mountains, and its lower course passing through the...

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The elevation is 823 feet (251 m).

The ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 is 40058.

Demographics

At the census of 2010 the population of ZIP Code Tabulation Area

ZIP Code Tabulation Area

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics from Census 2000. This new entity was developed to overcome the difficulties in precisely defining the land area covered by each ZIP code...

 40058, which is centered on Port Royal, was 64.

At the census of 2000 it was 79.

Notable Resident

Port Royal has a notable resident, the writer Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry is an American man of letters, academic, cultural and economic critic, and farmer. He is a prolific author of novels, short stories, poems, and essays...

. His fictional community of Port William is based on Port Royal.