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Prospect ZIP code, Kentucky

The ZIP code for Prospect, KY is 40059, and its area code is 502.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
4,542
Area code
502

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Prospect itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Louisville (3.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Prospect 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.

Prospect in numbers

About 4,542 people live in Prospect, in 1,958 households. The median household income is $163,462 a year, 2.6 times the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $538,400 (2.6 times the Kentucky median), and median gross rent is $1,193 a month. The median age is 54.5; 74.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (27.6% across Kentucky); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population4,542Prospect4,542
Households1,958Prospect1,958
Median age54.5Prospect54.5Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$163,462Prospect$163,462Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$538,400Prospect$538,400Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,193Prospect$1,193Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher74.4%Prospect74.4%Kentucky27.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.4 minProspect22.4 minKentucky24.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,186 / sq miProspect1,186 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Prospect

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Prospect
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
40059 Prospect , KY Standard 20,892 $152,727 $559,300

Other ZIP codes overlapping Prospect

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

ZIP codes overlapping Prospect
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
40241 Louisville , KY Standard 30,696 $94,078 $373,900

Map of Prospect ZIP codes

40059

The ZIP codes of Prospect, 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 Prospect

The nearest larger towns are Jeffersonville, IN (51,043 people, 4.8 mi), Lyndon (11,030 people, 5.9 mi) and Charlestown, IN (8,294 people, 6.6 mi).

Towns near Prospect
TownPopulationDistance
Jeffersonville, IN 51,043 4.8 mi
Graymoor-Devondale 2,802 5.1 mi
Indian Hills 2,897 5.3 mi
Lyndon 11,030 5.9 mi
Anchorage 2,506 6.6 mi
Charlestown, IN 8,294 6.6 mi
St. Matthews 17,577 6.9 mi
Crestwood 6,356 7.1 mi
Hurstbourne 4,702 7.5 mi
Douglass Hills 5,474 8.2 mi
Middletown 9,763 8.7 mi
Clarksville, IN 22,016 8.8 mi
Buckner 4,119 9.0 mi
Sellersburg, IN 10,137 9.7 mi

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