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City in Kentucky, United States
653Population
0.6 sq miArea
374 ftElevation

Barlow is a home rule-class city in Ballard County, Kentucky, in the United States. The city was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1872 as Barlow City and later reincorporated in 1903. The population was 653 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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ZIP code42024
Area code270

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