Hippo, Kentucky

Hippo is an unincorporated community located in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States.

Hippo, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°31′15″N 82°52′8″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Floyd
Elevation	745 ft (227 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	41637
GNIS feature ID	508252[1]

A post office was established in the community in 1902 and named for local resident Bee Madison "Hippo" Craft. At the time "hippo," short for hypochondriac, was Southern slang for an irritable and complaining person, something Craft was apparently known for in town.^[2]

Their post office closed in June 1996.^[3]