Independence: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: Kentucky
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 26,819
• Coordinates: 38.9431° N, 84.5441° W
• Time zone: America/New_York (UTC-05:00 standard, UTC-04:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 649 km (403 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG): 16 km (10 mi), straight line
• Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field (LUK): 21 km (13 mi), straight line
• Blue Grass Airport (LEX): 101 km (63 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Florence: 9.5 km (5.9 mi)
• Erlanger: 9.5 km (5.9 mi)
• Covington: 16 km (10 mi)
• Fort Thomas: 17 km (10 mi)
• Newport: 17 km (11 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Cincinnati, 21 km (13 mi)