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ZIP code 40272 — Louisville
ZIP code 40272 serves Louisville, Kentucky.
- Postal code
- 40272Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Louisville
- County
- Jefferson FIPS 21111
- State
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.0846, -85.8510 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 37,595 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 1,130 / sq mi
- Land area
- 33.3 sq mi (86.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $66,382
- Per-capita income
- $30,203
- Median age
- 38.8
- Households
- 14,401
- Housing units
- 15,469
- Median home value
- $169,700
- Median gross rent
- $1,147 / month
- Congressional districts
- KY-3 (also KY-2) (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7a (0 to 5 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Kentucky/Louisville (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
- Area code
- 502Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 40272
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 89°F), coldest Jan (avg low 28°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 44 | 48 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 58 | 47 |
| Avg low °F | 28 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: LOUISVILLE INTL AP (9.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 40272
- 11 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 1 pharmacies
- 4 supermarkets
- 25 restaurants & cafés
- 5 parks
- 12 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 25 places of worship
- 7 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 2 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page