Viper, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

37°10′58″N 83°08′54″W / 37.18278°N 83.14833°W / 37.18278; -83.14833CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyPerryElevation

902 ft (275 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

41774

Area code606GNIS feature ID516188^[1]

Viper is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States. The community was so named on account of viper snakes near the original town site.^[2]

Today Viper is served by Kentucky Route 7, 5 miles (8.0 km) south-southeast of Hazard. Viper has a post office with ZIP code 41774.^[3]

Notable people

Jean Ritchie, folk singer

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Viper, Kentucky
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 136.
^ ZIP Code Lookup

Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Hazard

Cities

CDPs

Other
unincorporated
communities

Ghost town

Upper Squabble

Former mining towns

Post offices
(and the creeks
they are on)

Lost Creek (includes Lost Creek, Dice, and Engle)
Troublesome Creek (includes Troublesome, Dwarf, Ary, and Rowdy)
Big Creek (includes Avawam, Catur, Begley, and Tug)
North Fork tributaries at Hazard (includes Monos, Butterfly, Lotair, Allais, Airport Gardens, Lennut, Domino, and Combs)