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Welcome to Shepherdsville ...

The city of Shepherdsville is located in Bullitt County<1> and is the County Seat for Bullitt County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shepherdsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1803.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shepherdsville has a population of 12,243 people<2> (see below for details).

Shepherdsville is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Shepherdsville: 502

The ZIP codes for Shepherdsville: 40165-40166<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shepherdsville had an population of 12,243 people. This is an increase of 9.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 46.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shepherdsville had a population of 11,222 people (which is 15.06% of the total population of Bullitt County). This makes Shepherdsville the county's most populous community.

The population of Shepherdsville represents 0.26% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 30th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,222 people, the population of Shepherdsville increased 34.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,334 people).

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

Websites for Shepherdsville ...

Official Website: www.shepherdsville.net/

Communities near Shepherdsville ...

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

  • Louisville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jeffersontown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Radcliff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Matthews
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Shively
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bardstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyndon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <5>
  • Middletown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Vine Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shepherdsville. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Shepherdsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shepherdsville ...

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

Adding Shepherdsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shepherdsville 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 (so far) for Shepherdsville was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shepherdsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Bullitt, 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 Shepherdsville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shepherdsville - 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 Shepherdsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Shepherdsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Shepherdsville includes: 40165 & 40166.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.