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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 code for Shepherdsville: 40165<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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
    • Radcliff is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,923 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliff <5>
  • Saint Matthews
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Shively
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Bardstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyndon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Middletown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,898 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
  • Vine Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove
    • Vine Grove is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <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 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 for Shepherdsville was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

We also found Shepherdsville in the book titled .<8> X3X - From that list, the Shepherdsville post office opened in 1806.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shepherdsville.

The official website for Shepherdsville: www.shepherdsville.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 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).
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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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