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Mount Washington ZIP code, Kentucky

The ZIP code for Mount Washington, KY is 40047, and its area code is 502.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
18,480
Area code
502

Mail addressed to Mount Washington uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Mount Washington in numbers

About 18,480 people live in Mount Washington, in 6,936 households, the 23rd-largest of Kentucky's 553 census places. The median household income is $96,239 a year, 51% above the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $268,200 (30% above the Kentucky median), and median gross rent is $1,008 a month. The median age is 39.2; 26.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (27.6% across Kentucky); the average commute takes 29 minutes.

Population18,480Mount Washington18,480
Households6,936Mount Washington6,936
Median age39.2Mount Washington39.2Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$96,239Mount Washington$96,239Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$268,200Mount Washington$268,200Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,008Mount Washington$1,008Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%Mount Washington26.1%Kentucky27.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute29.2 minMount Washington29.2 minKentucky24.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,931 / sq miMount Washington1,931 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Mount Washington

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Mount Washington
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
40047 Mount Washington , KY Standard 23,662 $99,124 $279,400

Other ZIP codes overlapping Mount Washington

These ZIP codes cover part of Mount Washington but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Mount Washington
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
40165 Shepherdsville , KY Standard 38,403 $79,540 $249,600

Map of Mount Washington ZIP codes

40047

The ZIP codes of Mount Washington, 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 Mount Washington

The nearest larger towns are Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (631,818 people, 9.8 mi), Jeffersontown (29,199 people, 11 mi) and Jeffersonville, IN (51,043 people, 21 mi).

Towns near Mount Washington
TownPopulationDistance
Pioneer Village 2,723 6.8 mi
Hillview 8,797 7.8 mi
Shepherdsville 14,533 9.0 mi
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government 631,818 9.8 mi
Jeffersontown 29,199 11.3 mi
Douglass Hills 5,474 13.4 mi
Hurstbourne 4,702 13.7 mi
Middletown 9,763 13.9 mi
St. Matthews 17,577 15.0 mi
Lyndon 11,030 15.3 mi
Anchorage 2,506 15.7 mi
Graymoor-Devondale 2,802 16.3 mi
Simpsonville 3,062 16.5 mi
Bardstown 13,804 16.5 mi

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