Kuznetsk (Russian: Кузне́цк, IPA: [kʊzʲˈnʲetsk]) is a town in Penza Oblast, Russia, located in the foothills of the Volga Upland, mainly on the left bank of the Truyov River [ru].

[9] Within Russia's framework of administrative divisions, Kuznetsk serves as the administrative center of Kuznetsky District, even though it does not form a part of it.

[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Kuznetsk is incorporated as Kuznetsk Urban Okrug.

An ukaz of Catherine II renamed the village Kuznetsk in November 1780.