Town guide

Jeffersontown, Kentucky

Jeffersontown is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, home to about 29,199 people across 10 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 40220, 40223 and 40299.

Homes sold for a median of $176 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population29,1992,824 per sq mi
Median home value$250,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$176Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking22%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Jeffersontown

3 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

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Distances

Nearest major airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Louisville/Jefferson County, KY6 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL276 miles away

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

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

Who represents Jeffersontown

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

Jeffersontown had 28,474 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.

It’s the 14th largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.

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

Jeffersontown population by census2000: 26,633, 2010: 26,595, 2020: 28,47426,633200026,595201028,4742020

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 JeffersontownJan: 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 (7 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

1,615 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Jeffersontown’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Baptist Health LouisvilleGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Louisville6.5 miles
  • Louisville Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Louisville10.2 miles
  • University of Louisville HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Louisville12.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors81
Specialist doctors120
Dentists98
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants306
Mental health providers409
Physical and occupational therapists551
Optometrists9
Chiropractors41
Pharmacies57

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 Jeffersontown

Parks (7 nearby)

  • Charlie Vettner Park · 104 acres1.9 mi
  • Fisherman's Park · 58 acres2.0 mi
  • Jeffersontown Veterans Memorial Park · 31 acres1.1 mi
  • Sky View Park · 20 acres1.7 mi
  • Papa John's Park · 10 acres1.8 mi
  • Jeffersontown Veterans Memorial Park1.1 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Kroger0.9 mi
  • Walmart Neighborhood Market1.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy2.7 mi
  • Walgreens3.7 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.8 mi
  • Walgreens3.8 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Jeffersontown Public Library1.5 mi

Museums

  • Historic Middletown Museum3.8 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 miles 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1797.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Jeffersontown

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

Public schools (15)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Alex R. Kennedy ElementaryLouisvillePre-K–5369Public4.0 mi
Anchorage Independent Public SchoolAnchoragePre-K–8392Public5.2 mi
Cochrane ElementaryLouisvillePre-K–5470Public2.5 mi
Farmer ElementaryLouisvillePre-K–5737Public2.8 mi
Tully ElementaryLouisvillePre-K–5791Public2.0 mi
BellewoodLouisvilleK–57Alternative Education5.4 mi
Binet SchoolLouisvilleK–1222Special Education6.7 mi
Goldsmith ElementaryLouisvilleK–5651Public6.6 mi
Greathouse/Shryock TraditionalLouisvilleK–5607Public5.3 mi
Jeffersontown ElementaryJeffersontownK–5686Public2.6 mi
Carrithers MiddleLouisville6–8545Public2.2 mi
Mary Jo and William MacDonald MaryhurstLouisville6–1263Alternative Education5.3 mi
Ramsey MiddleLouisville6–81,151Public2.9 mi
Jeffersontown HighJeffersontown9–121,196Public2.6 mi
Seneca HighLouisville9–121,255Public6.6 mi
Private schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
John Paul II AcademyLouisvillePre-K–8132Roman Catholic6.4 mi
Montessori Torah AcademyLouisvillePre-K–314Jewish4.6 mi
St Edward SchoolLouisvillePre-K–8305Roman Catholic2.5 mi
St Michael SchoolLouisvillePre-K–8592Roman Catholic1.1 mi
Academy for Individual ExcellenceLouisvilleK–12327Church of Christ1.6 mi
Evangel Christian SchoolLouisvilleK–1289Pentecostal6.2 mi
Meredith-Dunn SchoolLouisvilleK–8158Nonsectarian5.6 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/Jefferson County, Louisville, Lyndon, Anchorage, Middletown, Hurstbourne Acres, St. Regis Park, Douglass Hills, Houston Acres, Blue Ridge Manor, Moorland, Meadowview Estates, Bellemeade, Forest Hills, Wildwood, Cambridge, Lincolnshire, Sycamore and Meadowbrook Farm.

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