Town guide

Spring Mill, Kentucky

Spring Mill is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, home to about 389 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 40228.

Homes sold for a median of $157 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population3896,483 per sq mi
Median home value$316,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$157Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking19%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Spring Mill

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Spring Mill

Distances

Nearest major airportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Louisville/Jefferson County, KY2 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL277 miles away

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

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

Who represents Spring Mill

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

Spring Mill had 294 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.

It’s the 386th largest of 553 towns in Kentucky by population.

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

Spring Mill population by census2000: 380, 2010: 287, 2020: 294380200028720102942020

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 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 53.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 15 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Spring MillJan: high 42°F, low 26°F, 3.8 in; Feb: high 47°F, low 29°F, 3.7 in; Mar: high 57°F, low 37°F, 5.1 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 46°F, 5.3 in; May: high 77°F, low 56°F, 5.8 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 64°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 68°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 67°F, 3.3 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 59°F, 3.8 in; Oct: high 70°F, low 48°F, 4.2 in; Nov: high 57°F, low 38°F, 3.9 in; Dec: high 46°F, low 30°F, 4.6 in42°26°Jan3.847°29°Feb3.757°37°Mar5.168°46°Apr5.377°56°May5.884°64°Jun4.987°68°Jul4.787°67°Aug3.381°59°Sep3.870°48°Oct4.257°38°Nov3.946°30°Dec4.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Louisville Wfo, 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

30 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Spring Mill.

Nearest hospitals

  • Baptist Health LouisvilleGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Louisville6.6 miles
  • Louisville Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Louisville9.5 miles
  • University of Louisville HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Louisville9.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Dentists4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants9
Mental health providers9
Physical and occupational therapists7
Pharmacies4

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 Spring Mill

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Highview Park · 37 acres0.4 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Valu Market0.5 mi
  • Price Less Foods1.0 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.7 mi

Libraries

  • South Central Regional Library2.7 mi
  • Newburg Branch3.5 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 Spring Mill

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

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Smyrna Elementary SchoolLouisvillePre-K–5515Public0.9 mi
Luhr ElementaryLouisvilleK–5544Public0.4 mi
Marion C. Moore SchoolLouisville6–121,892Public0.7 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Bernard Catholic SchoolLouisvillePre-K–8339Roman Catholic0.4 mi
Whitefield AcademyLouisvillePre-K–12556Baptist0.6 mi
Mercy AcademyLouisville9–12508Roman Catholic1.7 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 and Hollow Creek.

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