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Welcome to Heritage Creek ...

The city of Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Heritage Creek: Heritage Crk. (or less commonly used: Heritage Ck. or Heritage Cr.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Heritage Creek has a population of 1,135 people<2> (see below for details).

Heritage Creek is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Heritage Creek (for example, toward Tell City (IN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Heritage Creek: 502

The city of Heritage Creek was previously named Minor Lane Heights.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Heritage Creek had an population of 1,135 people. This is an increase of 5.48% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Heritage Creek had a population of 1,076 people. This makes Heritage Creek the county's 21st most populous community.

The population of Heritage Creek represents 0.02% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 199th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,076 people, the population of Heritage Creek decreased 25.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,435 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Heritage Creek.

Communities Also Named Heritage Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Heritage Creek - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Heritage Creek ...

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

  • Louisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jeffersonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • New Albany
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeffersontown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarksville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Saint Matthews
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Shively
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Washington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
    • Mount Washington is located in Bullitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Washington <4>
  • Shepherdsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdsville
    • Shepherdsville is located in Bullitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdsville <4>
  • Lyndon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>

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 Heritage Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heritage Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Heritage Creek. 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 Heritage Creek.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heritage Creek ...

Looking for more information about Heritage Creek? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Heritage Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Heritage Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Heritage Creek.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heritage Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.