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Fairdale ZIP code, Kentucky

The ZIP code for Fairdale, KY is 40118, and its area code is 502.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
10,697
Area code
502

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Fairdale itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Louisville (3.8 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Fairdale in numbers

About 10,697 people live in Fairdale, in 4,244 households. The median household income is $59,316 a year, 7% below the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $156,800 (24% below the Kentucky median).

Population10,697Fairdale10,697
Households4,244Fairdale4,244
Median household income$59,316Fairdale$59,316Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$156,800Fairdale$156,800Kentucky$205,600US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Fairdale. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Fairdale

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Fairdale
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
40118 Fairdale , KY Standard 10,697 $59,316 $156,800

Map of Fairdale ZIP codes

40118

The ZIP codes of Fairdale, 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 Fairdale

The nearest larger towns are Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (631,818 people, 7.7 mi), Shively (15,638 people, 7.7 mi) and Shepherdsville (14,533 people, 8.5 mi).

Towns near Fairdale
TownPopulationDistance
Hillview 8,797 4.1 mi
Pioneer Village 2,723 5.1 mi
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government 631,818 7.7 mi
Shively 15,638 7.7 mi
Shepherdsville 14,533 8.5 mi
Mount Washington 18,480 11.6 mi
St. Matthews 17,577 12.4 mi
Jeffersontown 29,199 12.7 mi
Hurstbourne 4,702 13.4 mi
Indian Hills 2,897 14.1 mi
Graymoor-Devondale 2,802 14.4 mi
Douglass Hills 5,474 14.7 mi
Lyndon 11,030 14.8 mi
New Albany, IN 37,581 15.3 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Jefferson County · Kentucky ZIP codes

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