Wildwood, Kentucky

About Wildwood

Wildwood is a tiny community in northern Kentucky, home to 284 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Wildwood holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.07 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 4,057 residents per square mile.

📰 Wildwood News Today

• Wildwood, KY Simulated Weather Radar Map WeatherBug · Aug 8
• Peggy Ann Poulter Obituary Dec 27, 2025 Newcomer Kentuckiana · Dec 27
• Douglas Edison Floore Obituary (2026) - Wildwood, FL - Baldwin Brothers Funerals & Cremation Society - Wildwood Legacy obituary · Apr 22
• Pair of popular zoos evacuated over bomb threats, school, hospital also targeted MLive.com · May 1
• Dickenson officials name new operator for drug treatment facility cardinalnews.org · Oct 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Wildwood Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Wildwood — but the Kentucky one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.07 sq mi.
• Positioned in northern Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 1 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Wildwood

• Gustavo's Mexican Grill — mexican
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Chili's — tex-mex
• First Watch — american
• Furlongs
• Ginza's Asian Bistro — asian
• Momma's BBQ — barbecue
• P.F. Chang's — asian
• Senor Iguana's — mexican
• Skyline Chili — chili

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Wildwood

🏘️ Nearby Communities