Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
| Viper, Kentucky | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Jeff and Viper Post Office | |
  Viper, Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 37°10′58″N 83°08′54″W / 37.18278°N 83.14833°W / 37.18278; -83.14833 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Perry |
| Elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 41774 |
| Area code | 606 |
| GNIS feature ID | 516188 |
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.
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.
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 | ||
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| County seat: Hazard | ||
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