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Elk Creek ZIP codes, Kentucky

No ZIP code is named for Elk Creek, KY; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 40071 and 40023. Its area code is 502.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
2,207
Area code
502

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Elk Creek itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Taylorsville (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Elk Creek in numbers

About 2,207 people live in Elk Creek, in 750 households. The median household income is $144,100 a year, 2.3 times the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $405,000 (97% above the Kentucky median). The median age is 39.3; 42.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (27.6% across Kentucky); the average commute takes 33 minutes.

Population2,207Elk Creek2,207
Households750Elk Creek750
Median age39.3Elk Creek39.3Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$144,100Elk Creek$144,100Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$405,000Elk Creek$405,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher42.8%Elk Creek42.8%Kentucky27.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute33.0 minElk Creek33.0 minKentucky24.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density381 / sq miElk Creek381 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Elk Creek CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Elk Creek

These ZIP codes cover part of Elk Creek but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Elk Creek
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
40023 Fisherville , KY Standard 6,870 $144,635 $497,800
40071 Taylorsville , KY Standard 17,239 $98,528 $329,000

Map of Elk Creek ZIP codes

4002340071

The ZIP codes of Elk Creek, KY, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Elk Creek

The nearest larger towns are Simpsonville (3,062 people, 7.0 mi), Shelbyville (17,668 people, 10 mi) and Mount Washington (18,480 people, 11 mi).

Towns near Elk Creek
TownPopulationDistance
Simpsonville 3,062 7.0 mi
Shelbyville 17,668 10.0 mi
Mount Washington 18,480 11.2 mi
Middletown 9,763 11.9 mi
Jeffersontown 29,199 12.4 mi
Douglass Hills 5,474 12.9 mi
Anchorage 2,506 14.0 mi
Hurstbourne 4,702 14.7 mi
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government 631,818 15.4 mi
Lyndon 11,030 15.6 mi
Crestwood 6,356 16.8 mi
St. Matthews 17,577 17.2 mi
Graymoor-Devondale 2,802 17.2 mi
Pioneer Village 2,723 17.2 mi

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