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40231 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 40231 covers Louisville, Kentucky, with a population of about 0.

Population
0
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 40231 is

Louisville, Kentucky — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population0
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 77.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss72.2 out of 100
Community resilience68 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Tornado94.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake83.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail69.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought69.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm59.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather52.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire51.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave42.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave41.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind34.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning26.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane26.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide13.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Kentucky and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPKentuckyUnited States
Median household income$62,417$78,538
Income per person$34,960$43,289
Poverty rate16.1%12.4%
Median home value$192,300$303,400
Median gross rent$933$1,348
Homeownership68.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5.2%
Works from home9.1%13.5%
Born outside the US4.4%13.9%
Median age39.138.7
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Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLOUISVILLE BOWMAN FLD, KY US4.5 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January42.9°F / 27.1°F3.28 in rain
February47.5°F / 29.8°F3.27 in rain
March57°F / 37.8°F4.37 in rain
April68.6°F / 47.5°F4.69 in rain
May77.1°F / 57.4°F5.16 in rain
June84.8°F / 65.9°F4.68 in rain
July87.9°F / 69.3°F4.56 in rain
August87.1°F / 68.1°F3.53 in rain
September80.9°F / 59.9°F3.61 in rain
October69.3°F / 48.2°F3.65 in rain
November56.6°F / 37.8°F3.44 in rain
December46.4°F / 31.2°F3.88 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Jefferson County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Household characteristics65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Walkability10.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

40201 Louisville, KY0 km away
40221 Louisville, KY0 km away
40224 Louisville, KY0 km away
40225 Louisville, KY0 km away
40232 Louisville, KY0 km away
40233 Louisville, KY0 km away
40250 Louisville, KY0 km away
40251 Louisville, KY0 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Jefferson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.07 sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.1890, -85.6768

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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