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Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, home to about 220,547 people across 61 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 40041, 40202, 40203, 40204, 40205, 40206, 40208, 40209, 40210, 40211, 40212, 40213, 40214, 40215, 40217, 40220, 40221, 40231 and 40280, and parts of 40207, 40216, 40218 and 40222 are in Louisville too.

Homes sold for a median of $146 per square foot across 15 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 7 of 15 were seller’s markets.

Population220,5473,587 per sq mi

Price per sq ft$146Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Louisville

23 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns

Masonic Home, KY40041Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Louisville, KY40202 Buyer’s market $258/sq ft +8.2% vs. last year 15.3 months of supply · 0% sold over asking

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Louisville, KY40203 Balanced $145/sq ft +4.9% vs. last year 5.7 months of supply · 11% sold over asking Competition 21/100

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Louisville, KY40204 Balanced $220/sq ft +0.2% vs. last year 4.2 months of supply · 22% sold over asking Competition 40/100

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Louisville, KY40205 Seller’s market $208/sq ft +2.9% vs. last year 2.6 months of supply · 26% sold over asking Competition 62/100

Mostly Louisville; also Seneca Gardens and Strathmoor Village

Louisville, KY40206 Seller’s market $200/sq ft +5.8% vs. last year 3.9 months of supply · 21% sold over asking Competition 43/100

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Louisville, KY40208 Balanced $136/sq ft +2.2% vs. last year 4.2 months of supply · 3% sold over asking Competition 16/100

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Louisville, KY40209 $144/sq ft +6.3% vs. last year 50% sold over asking

Mostly Louisville; also Louisville/Jefferson County

Louisville, KY40210 Buyer’s market $99/sq ft +2.6% vs. last year 8.3 months of supply · 24% sold over asking Competition 24/100

Mostly Louisville; also Louisville/Jefferson County

Louisville, KY40211 Buyer’s market $83/sq ft +5.9% vs. last year 8.8 months of supply · 13% sold over asking Competition 16/100

Mostly Louisville; also Louisville/Jefferson County

Louisville, KY40212 Buyer’s market $80/sq ft −4.8% vs. last year 8.5 months of supply · 18% sold over asking Competition 20/100

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Louisville, KY40213 Seller’s market $169/sq ft −4.2% vs. last year 1.9 months of supply · 40% sold over asking Competition 75/100

Mostly Louisville; also Louisville/Jefferson County and Audubon Park

Louisville, KY40214 Seller’s market $146/sq ft +5.9% vs. last year 3.2 months of supply · 27% sold over asking Competition 52/100

Mostly Louisville; also Louisville/Jefferson County

Louisville, KY40215 Seller’s market $143/sq ft +9.5% vs. last year 2.6 months of supply · 18% sold over asking Competition 48/100

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Louisville, KY40217 Seller’s market $199/sq ft +10.6% vs. last year 2.8 months of supply · 16% sold over asking Competition 50/100

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Louisville, KY40220 Seller’s market $160/sq ft −0.1% vs. last year 2 months of supply · 24% sold over asking Competition 62/100

Mostly Louisville; also Louisville/Jefferson County and Jeffersontown

Louisville, KY40221Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Louisville, KY40231Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Louisville, KY40280Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Louisville, KY40207 Seller’s market $202/sq ft +1.3% vs. last year 2.1 months of supply · 24% sold over asking Competition 63/100

Mostly St. Matthews; part is in Louisville

Louisville, KY40216 Seller’s market $150/sq ft +7.8% vs. last year 2.9 months of supply · 27% sold over asking Competition 56/100

Mostly Louisville/Jefferson County; part is in Louisville

Louisville, KY40218 Seller’s market $147/sq ft −2.9% vs. last year 2 months of supply · 19% sold over asking Competition 56/100

Mostly Louisville/Jefferson County; part is in Louisville

Louisville, KY40222 Seller’s market $193/sq ft +6.6% vs. last year 1.5 months of supply · 28% sold over asking Competition 68/100

Mostly Louisville/Jefferson County; part is in Louisville

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Louisville at a glance

City · Jefferson County, KY

Population	220,5473,587 per square mile
Land area	61 square milesplus 4.8 of water

Source: town boundaries and ZIP code overlaps from the Census Bureau’s 2020 relationship files; market figures from Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Around Louisville

Distances

Nearest major airport	Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)3 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY6 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+	Chicago, IL270 miles away

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

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

Who represents Louisville

U.S. Representative · Kentucky’s 3rd DistrictMorgan McGarvey (D)
U.S. SenatorMitch McConnell (R)
U.S. SenatorRand Paul (R)
GovernorAndy Beshear (D)
Mayor · as listed on WikidataCraig Greenberg

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

Louisville had 246,161 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.

It’s the 3rd largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.

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

Jefferson County, 1900–2020

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

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 48.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Louisville Intl Ap, KY weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Jefferson County

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

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

Health care

6,965 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Louisville’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

University of Louisville HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Louisville2.0 miles
Norton Hospitals, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Louisville2.1 miles
UOFL HEALTH - JEWISH HOSPITAL and Mary & Elizabeth HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Louisville2.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors	633
Specialist doctors	1,928
Dentists	320
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants	1,628
Mental health providers	1,847
Physical and occupational therapists	485
Optometrists	49
Chiropractors	75
Pharmacies	99

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 Louisville

Parks (109 nearby)

Iroquois Park · 617 acres4.8 mi
Cherokee Park · 307 acres2.8 mi
Louisville Champions Park · 191 acres3.9 mi
Waterfront Park · 153 acres3.1 mi
Seneca Park · 113 acres4.0 mi
Louisville Zoo · 103 acres2.1 mi

Grocery stores (20 nearby)

Kroger0.7 mi
The POD1.2 mi
Kroger1.7 mi
ALDI1.8 mi

Pharmacies (21 nearby)

Walgreens0.4 mi
Walgreens1.6 mi
Kroger Pharmacy1.7 mi
Walgreens1.8 mi

Libraries (17 nearby)

Ekstrom Library1.1 mi
Filson Historical Society Research Library1.4 mi
Highlands-Shelby Park Branch1.6 mi
W.L. Lyons Brown Library1.9 mi
Louisville Free Public Library2.0 mi

Museums (20 nearby)

J B Speed Art Museum1.1 mi
Conrad-Caldwell House Museum1.4 mi
Kentucky Derby Museum2.0 mi
Roots 101 African American Museum2.6 mi
Colonel Sanders Museum2.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues (30 nearby)

Art Sanctuary0.5 mi
Floyd Theatre0.9 mi
Studio Arts/HPES Building/Thrust Theater0.9 mi
The Playhouse1.1 mi
Kentucky Shakespeare in Central Park1.4 mi

Counts are within about 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 1778.

Colleges and universities

Bellarmine University
Spalding University
University of Louisville College of Business

Sports teams

Louisville City FC USL Championship
Racing Louisville FC National Women's Soccer League
Louisville Cardinals NCAA Division I

Notable people born here

Muhammad Ali (1942) · American boxer (1942–2016)
Hunter S. Thompson (1937) · American journalist and author (1937–2005)
Gus Van Sant (1952) · American film director, producer, photographer and musician (born 1952)
Richard Mentor Johnson (1780) · vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841
Irene Dunne (1898) · American actress and singer (1898–1990)
Chris Hardwick (1971) · American stand-up comedian, actor, television host, writer, producer, podcaster, and musician
Ned Beatty (1937) · American actor (1937–2021)
Jennifer Carpenter (1979) · American actress

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

Schools in Louisville

Public schools here are run by Jefferson County, Kentucky School for the Blind District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (111)

School	Grades	Students	Type	Distance
Alex R. Kennedy ElementaryLouisville	Pre-K–5	369	Public	7.7 mi
Auburndale ElementaryLouisville	Pre-K–5	596	Public	6.1 mi
Brandeis ElementaryLouisville	Pre-K–5	420	Public	3.7 mi
Cane Run ElementaryLouisville	Pre-K–5	401	Public	4.5 mi
Chenoweth ElementaryLouisville	Pre-K–5	569	Public	4.9 mi
Churchill Park SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–12	74	Special Education	1.2 mi
Coleridge-Taylor Montessori ElementaryLouisville	Pre-K–5	315	Public	2.7 mi
Dawson Orman Education CenterLouisville	Pre-K	149	Public	1.5 mi
DuValle Education CenterLouisville	Pre-K	143	Public	4.2 mi
George Unseld Early Childhood CenterLouisville	Pre-K	266	Public	4.7 mi
Gheens Early Childhood CenterLouisville	Pre-K	32	Public	2.7 mi
Hawthorne ElementaryLouisville	Pre-K–5	437	Public	3.7 mi
Hazelwood ElementaryLouisville	Pre-K–5	527	Public	3.7 mi
Heuser Hearing & Language AcademyLouisville	Pre-K–K	7	Special Education	1.5 mi
Home of the Innocents DiscoveryLouisville	Pre-K–12	26	Alternative Education	2.3 mi
Home/HospitalLouisville	Pre-K–12	1	Public	3.3 mi
Jacob ElementaryLouisville	Pre-K–5	519	Public	3.6 mi
Kennedy ElementaryLouisville	Pre-K–5	482	Public	4.3 mi
Klondike Lane ElementaryLouisville	Pre-K–5	527	Public	5.6 mi
Maupin ElementaryLouisville	Pre-K–5	302	Public	3.5 mi
Mcferran Preparatory AcademyLouisville	Pre-K–5	584	Public	2.0 mi
Mill Creek ElementaryLouisville	Pre-K–5	437	Public	4.1 mi
Outside School Day ProgramLouisville	Pre-K–12	—	Public	3.3 mi
Peace AcademyLouisville	Pre-K–12	107	Alternative Education	1.7 mi
Rutherford ElementaryLouisville	Pre-K–5	476	Public	3.6 mi
The Brook-DupontLouisville	Pre-K–8	2	Alternative Education	6.2 mi
Trunnell ElementaryLouisville	Pre-K–5	528	Public	6.1 mi
Visually Impaired Preschool ServicesLouisville	Pre-K	—	Public	3.3 mi
Wilder ElementaryLouisville	Pre-K–5	496	Public	7.6 mi
Atkinson AcademyLouisville	K–5	462	Public	4.4 mi

And 81 more.

Private schools (51)

School	Grades	Students	Affiliation	Distance
Christ Church SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–K	8	Methodist	6.4 mi
City SchoolhouseLouisville	Pre-K	28	Christian (no specific denomination)	4.8 mi
Emma L. Minnis Junior AcademyLouisville	Pre-K–8	37	Seventh-day Adventist	3.2 mi
Friends SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–8	69	Nonsectarian	5.4 mi
Harvey Browne PreschoolLouisville	Pre-K–K	15	Presbyterian	5.6 mi
Hayfield Montessori SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–K	9	Nonsectarian	3.1 mi
Heuser Hearing & Language AcademyLouisville	Pre-K–K	30	Nonsectarian	1.5 mi
Highland Presbyterian Nursery and Weekday SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–K	147	Presbyterian	1.8 mi
Holy Spirit SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–8	387	Roman Catholic	4.4 mi
Islamic School of LouisvilleLouisville	Pre-K–8	131	Islamic	8.6 mi
John Paul II AcademyLouisville	Pre-K–8	132	Roman Catholic	4.9 mi
Keneseth Israel PreschoolLouisville	Pre-K–K	14	Jewish	3.6 mi
Louisville Adventist AcademyLouisville	Pre-K–12	95	Seventh-day Adventist	2.8 mi
Louisville Classical AcademyLouisville	Pre-K–8	46	Nonsectarian	2.6 mi
Louisville Collegiate SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–12	767	Nonsectarian	2.2 mi
Louisville Jewish Day SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–4	12	Jewish	5.8 mi
Louisville Jewish Day SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–4	12	Jewish	5.8 mi
Montessori Torah AcademyLouisville	Pre-K–3	14	Jewish	7.1 mi
Nur Islamic School of LouisvilleLouisville	Pre-K–11	198	Islamic	6.0 mi
Our Lady of Lourdes SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–8	372	Roman Catholic	5.2 mi
Our Savior Lutheran SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–8	83	Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod	7.7 mi
St Agnes SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–8	436	Roman Catholic	1.5 mi
St Albert the Great SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–8	640	Roman Catholic	7.4 mi
St Francis of Assisi SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–8	229	Roman Catholic	2.3 mi
St Francis SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–12	433	Nonsectarian	2.0 mi
St James Catholic SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–8	83	Roman Catholic	1.8 mi
St Raphael the Archangel Elementary SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–8	357	Roman Catholic	3.4 mi
St Stephen Martyr SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–8	213	Roman Catholic	1.0 mi
The Virginia Chance SchoolLouisville	Pre-K–5	133	Nonsectarian	8.2 mi
Valiant Christian AcademyLouisville	Pre-K–12	201	Christian (no specific denomination)	5.8 mi

And 21 more.

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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