Welcome to Prospect ...

The city of Prospect is primarily located in Jefferson County<1>. A portion of Prospect extends into Oldham County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prospect, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Prospect has a population of 4,910 people<2> (see below for details).

Prospect is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Prospect lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Prospect, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Prospect: (502)

The ZIP code for Prospect: 40059<4>

Websites for Prospect ...

Official Website: www.prospectky.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Prospect had an population of 4,910 people. This is an increase of 4.51% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Prospect had a population of 4,698 people. This makes Prospect the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Prospect represents 0.11% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 74th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,698 people, the population of Prospect has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,657 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Prospect.

Communities Also Named Prospect ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 51 communities that are also named Prospect - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Nevada, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (2), Ontario (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (8), Texas (3), Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prospect.

Communities near Prospect ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prospect.

• Louisville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <5>
• Jeffersonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Clark County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <5>
• New Albany
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Floyd County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <5>
• Jeffersontown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersontown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersontown
  • Jeffersontown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersontown <5>
• Clarksville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Clark County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>
• Saint Matthews
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <5>
• Shively
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
  • Shively is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <5>
• Lyndon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <5>
• La Grange
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Oldham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <5>
• Sellersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
  • Sellersburg is located in Clark County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Prospect. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prospect.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prospect. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prospect.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prospect. See our Newspapers Page for Prospect.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prospect ...

Looking for more information about Prospect? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Prospect, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Prospect.

Adding Prospect to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prospect in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Prospect was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Prospect post office opened in 1886.

We also found Prospect in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prospect.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Prospect: www.prospectky.com/

The official website for Jefferson County: www.loukymetro.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/