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Welcome to Louisville ...

The city of Louisville is located in Jefferson County<1> and is the County Seat for Jefferson County.

Louisville was established in 1778.

When the people of Louisville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Louisvillian<2>

The community of Louisville is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Louisville: 502

The ZIP codes for Louisville: 40201-40225, 40228-40229, 40231-40233, 40241-40243, 40245, 40250-40253, 40255-40259, 40261, 40266, 40268-40270, 40272, 40280-40283, 40285, 40287, 40289-40299<4>

The Pronunciation of Louisville ..

We have heard more than one pronunciation for Louisville:<5>

LOO-a-vul

LOO-ee-vill

Communities Also Named Louisville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Louisville - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (3), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (4), Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Louisville ...

Official Website:   www.loukymetro.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.greaterlouisville.com/

Junior League:   www.juniorleaguelouisville.org/

Communities near Louisville ...

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

  • Jeffersonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Albany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeffersontown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Clarksville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
  • Saint Matthews
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
  • Shively
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Washington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
  • Shepherdsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
  • Lyndon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
  • Hillview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillview have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Louisville. Our list includes 291 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Louisville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Louisville ...

Looking for more information about Louisville? 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 Louisville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Louisville.

Adding Louisville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Louisville 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 Louisville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Louisville post office opened in 1795.

We also found Louisville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Louisville.

The official website for Louisville: www.loukymetro.org/

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

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

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>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Louisville refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Louisville may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Louisville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Louisville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Louisville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Louisville includes: 40201, 40202, 40203, 40204, 40205, 40206, 40207, 40208, 40209, 40210, 40211, 40212, 40213, 40214, 40215, 40216, 40217, 40218, 40219, 40220, 40221, 40222, 40223, 40224, 40228, 40231, 40232, 40241, 40242, 40245, 40250, 40251, 40252, 40255, 40256, 40257, 40258, 40261, 40266, 40268, 40269, 40272, 40280, 40281, 40282, 40285, 40287, 40289, 40290, 40291, 40292, 40293, 40294, 40295, 40296, 40297, 40298 & 40299.
<5>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Louisville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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