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Plantation ZIP codes, Kentucky

No ZIP code is named for Plantation, KY; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 40242. Its area code is 502.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,013
Area code
502

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

Plantation in numbers

About 1,013 people live in Plantation, in 358 households. The median household income is $82,167 a year, 29% above the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $246,000 (20% above the Kentucky median), and median gross rent is $1,425 a month. The median age is 32.9; 35.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (27.6% across Kentucky); the average commute takes 19 minutes.

Population1,013Plantation1,013
Households358Plantation358
Median age32.9Plantation32.9Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$82,167Plantation$82,167Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$246,000Plantation$246,000Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,425Plantation$1,425Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.9%Plantation35.9%Kentucky27.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute18.9 minPlantation18.9 minKentucky24.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density5,015 / sq miPlantation5,015 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Plantation

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

ZIP codes overlapping Plantation
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
40242 Louisville , KY Standard 11,168 $75,417 $299,600

Map of Plantation ZIP codes

40242

The ZIP codes of Plantation, 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 Plantation

The nearest larger towns are Barbourmeade (1,247 people, 1.1 mi), Graymoor-Devondale (2,802 people, 1.4 mi) and Lyndon (11,030 people, 1.4 mi).

Towns near Plantation
TownPopulationDistance
Graymoor-Devondale 2,802 1.4 mi
Lyndon 11,030 1.4 mi
Hurstbourne 4,702 3.0 mi
Anchorage 2,506 3.2 mi
St. Matthews 17,577 3.4 mi
Douglass Hills 5,474 3.9 mi
Indian Hills 2,897 4.2 mi
Prospect 4,542 4.5 mi
Middletown 9,763 4.9 mi
Jeffersontown 29,199 5.5 mi
Jeffersonville, IN 51,043 6.5 mi
Crestwood 6,356 7.5 mi
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government 631,818 8.7 mi
Clarksville, IN 22,016 9.8 mi

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