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Welcome to Poplar Hills ...

The city of Poplar Hills is located in Jefferson County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Poplar Hills has a population of 423 people<2> (see below for details).

Poplar Hills is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Poplar Hills: 502

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Poplar Hills had an population of 423 people. This is an increase of 16.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Poplar Hills had a population of 362 people. This makes Poplar Hills the county's 58th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 362 people, the population of Poplar Hills decreased 8.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 396 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Poplar Hills.

Communities Also Named Poplar Hills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Poplar Hills - they are located in Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Poplar Hills ...

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

  • Louisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeffersonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • New Albany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeffersontown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Clarksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (5 miles [8 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 west)
  • Mount Washington
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Poplar Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poplar Hills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar Hills ...

Looking for more information about Poplar Hills? 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 Poplar Hills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Poplar Hills.

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 Poplar Hills.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poplar Hills - 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.