Town guide

Hurstbourne Acres, Kentucky

Hurstbourne Acres is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, home to about 1,972 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 40220.

Homes sold for a median of $160 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population1,9725,634 per sq mi
Median home value$321,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$160Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking24%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Hurstbourne Acres

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Hurstbourne Acres

Distances

Nearest major airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)7 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Louisville/Jefferson County, KY4 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL273 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Hurstbourne Acres; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Hurstbourne Acres

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Hurstbourne Acres had 1,957 residents in the 2020 census, up 30% since 2000.

It’s the 172nd largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.

Jefferson County grew from 232,549 residents in 1900 to 782,969 in 2020.

Hurstbourne Acres population by census2000: 1,504, 2010: 1,811, 2020: 1,9571,50420001,81120101,9572020

Jefferson County, 1900–2020

Jefferson County population, 1900 to 20201900: 232,549, 1910: 262,920, 1920: 286,369, 1930: 355,350, 1940: 385,392, 1950: 484,615, 1960: 610,947, 1970: 695,055, 1980: 685,004, 1990: 664,937, 2000: 693,604, 2010: 741,096, 2020: 782,969233K’00’10286K’20’30385K’40’50611K’60’70685K’80’90694K’00’10783K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 48.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Hurstbourne AcresJan: high 43°F, low 27°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 48°F, low 30°F, 3.3 in; Mar: high 57°F, low 38°F, 4.4 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 48°F, 4.7 in; May: high 77°F, low 57°F, 5.2 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 66°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 69°F, 4.6 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 68°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 60°F, 3.6 in; Oct: high 69°F, low 48°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 57°F, low 38°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 46°F, low 31°F, 3.9 in43°27°Jan3.348°30°Feb3.357°38°Mar4.469°48°Apr4.777°57°May5.285°66°Jun4.788°69°Jul4.687°68°Aug3.581°60°Sep3.669°48°Oct3.757°38°Nov3.446°31°Dec3.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Louisville Bowman Fld, KY weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Jefferson County

470,153 jobs at 20,164 businesses in Jefferson County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Jefferson CountyHealth care and social assistance: 74,025 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 56,559 jobs; Manufacturing: 52,951 jobs; Retail trade: 42,786 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 42,433 jobs; Administrative and support: 32,049 jobs; Finance and insurance: 26,738 jobs; Company headquarters: 26,641 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Transportation and warehousing 12% Manufacturing 11% Retail trade 9% Hotels and restaurants 9% Administrative and support 7% Finance and insurance 6% Company headquarters 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

389 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hurstbourne Acres.

Nearest hospitals

  • Baptist Health LouisvilleGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Louisville1.9 miles
  • Louisville Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Louisville5.4 miles
  • University of Louisville HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Louisville6.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors20
Specialist doctors59
Dentists41
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants88
Mental health providers103
Physical and occupational therapists68
Optometrists3
Chiropractors7
Pharmacies9

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Hurstbourne Acres

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Klondike Park · 9 acres0.7 mi
  • Pee Wee Park · 3 acres1.0 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Kroger0.2 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Rite Aid0.3 mi
  • Walgreens0.4 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Meredith-Dunn Library0.4 mi

Museums

  • Colonel Sanders Museum4.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Lusk Family Amphitheater3.7 mi
  • Wyatt Center for the Arts4.3 mi
  • Norton Fine Arts Center4.3 mi
  • Walden theater4.6 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Hurstbourne Acres

Public schools here are run by Jefferson County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Alex R. Kennedy ElementaryLouisvillePre-K–5369Public1.5 mi
Binet SchoolLouisvilleK–1222Special Education1.8 mi
Goldsmith ElementaryLouisvilleK–5651Public1.7 mi
Greathouse/Shryock TraditionalLouisvilleK–5607Public0.8 mi
Seneca HighLouisville9–121,255Public1.7 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
John Paul II AcademyLouisvillePre-K–8132Roman Catholic1.5 mi
Montessori Torah AcademyLouisvillePre-K–314Jewish1.0 mi
Evangel Christian SchoolLouisvilleK–1289Pentecostal1.1 mi
Meredith-Dunn SchoolLouisvilleK–8158Nonsectarian0.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Louisville, Louisville/Jefferson County, Jeffersontown, St. Regis Park, Houston Acres, Meadowview Estates, Cambridge and Lincolnshire.

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