Jefferson

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Kentucky

Jefferson is a major-metro county in Kentucky with 38 ZIP codes, 767,179 people, and upper-quartile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Jefferson, KY sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 23%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
767,179
combined ZIP population
38
USPS ZIP codes covered
$80,224
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Jefferson lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 21111, 38 ZIPs, combined population 767,179). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 40214 (Louisville) with 45,291 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 21111, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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38

Total ZIPs

767,179

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Jefferson

Side-by-side: Compare 40214 vs 40216 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
40214 Louisville 45,291 1,175
40216 Louisville 40,746 1,088
40299 Louisville 38,371 279
40219 Louisville 38,032 1,019
40272 Louisville 37,394 423
40229 Louisville 36,852 721
40291 Louisville 35,427 624
40220 Louisville 33,109 1,678
40218 Louisville 31,658 1,256
40245 Louisville 30,109 359
40207 Louisville 29,745 988
40241 Louisville 28,988 775
40258 Louisville 26,465 875
40205 Louisville 23,678 1,310
40211 Louisville 22,612 1,167
40215 Louisville 22,287 2,294
40223 Louisville 22,011 724
40222 Louisville 21,359 790
40203 Louisville 19,694 2,586
40206 Louisville 18,865 1,271
40212 Louisville 17,685 1,797
40213 Louisville 16,796 515
40059 Prospect 16,708 249
40228 Louisville 15,743 803
40210 Louisville 14,822 1,779
40204 Louisville 14,236 1,693
40208 Louisville 13,227 2,076
40217 Louisville 12,507 2,010
40242 Louisville 10,930 1,582
40243 Louisville 10,210 983
40118 Fairdale 9,724 274
40202 Louisville 6,772 1,682
40023 Fisherville 4,118 70
40209 Louisville 360 52
40280 Louisville 303 1,203
40041 Masonic Home 286 1,066
40025 Glenview 59 138
40231 Louisville 0 -

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Jefferson?

Jefferson has a total population of 767,179 across 38 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Jefferson?

Jefferson includes 38 ZIP codes: 40214, 40216, 40299, 40219, 40272, 40229, 40291, 40220, 40218, 40245, and more.

Jefferson's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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