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Welcome to Pewee Valley ...

The city of Pewee Valley is located in Oldham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pewee Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for Pewee Valley: Pewee Vly. (or less commonly used: Pewee Vally. or Pewee Vlly.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pewee Valley has a population of 1,570 people<2> (see below for details).

Pewee Valley is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Pewee Valley: 502

The ZIP code for Pewee Valley: 40056<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pewee Valley had an population of 1,570 people. This is an increase of 7.83% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pewee Valley had a population of 1,456 people. This makes Pewee Valley the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Pewee Valley represents 0.03% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 172nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,456 people, the population of Pewee Valley increased 1.39% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,436 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pewee Valley.

Communities near Pewee Valley ...

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

  • Louisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • New Albany
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersontown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarksville
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Shelbyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shively
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
  • Lyndon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pewee Valley ...

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

Adding Pewee Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pewee Valley 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 Pewee Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Pewee Valley post office opened in 1856.

We also found Pewee Valley in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pewee Valley.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pewee Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oldham County: www.oldhamcounty.net/

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 Oldham, 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 Pewee Valley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pewee Valley - 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 Pewee Valley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pewee Valley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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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