Somerset is a home rule-class city serving as the county seat of Pulaski County in Kentucky, United States. It sits at the eastern end of the state's Mississippian Plateau, also known as the Pennyroyal Plateau, while its broader micropolitan area extends into the Appalachian Plateau and the Outer Bluegrass region. This location provides a varied landscape of landforms and scenery that distinguishes it from surrounding rural communities.