Chaplin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States.

[3] Chaplin has a post office with ZIP code 40012, which opened on January 4, 1832.

[4][5] U.S. Route 62 passes through the community.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.400 square miles (3.63 km2); 1.383 square miles (3.58 km2) of its area are land, and 0.017 square miles (0.044 km2) is covered by water.

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