Strunk, Kentucky

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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States}}

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| subdivision_name1 = Kentucky

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = McCreary

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| population_as_of = 2000

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| timezone = Eastern (EST)

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| elevation_ft = 1427

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| postal_code = 42649

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Strunk is an unincorporated community and coal town in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. The community's post office was established as Strunk Lane on February 18, 1892, and was probably named for George W. Strunk, who owned a local coal mine. By 1894, the post office's {{gnis|1721343}} name was simplified to Strunk.{{cite book |author=Rennick, Robert M. |title=Kentucky Place Names |year=1988 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky |location=Lexington, Kentucky |isbn=0-8131-0179-4 |chapter=Place Names}} Its ZIP code is 42649.{{cite web |url=http://www.americantowns.com/ky/Trunk-zip-code |title=Your Town |website=www.americantowns.com |language=en |access-date=20 July 2023}}