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West Buechel ZIP codes, Kentucky

No ZIP code is named for West Buechel, KY; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 40218. Its area code is 502.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,599
Area code
502

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for West Buechel 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.

West Buechel in numbers

About 1,599 people live in West Buechel, in 696 households. The median household income is $48,784 a year, 23% below the Kentucky median of $63,726 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $185,600 (10% below the Kentucky median), and median gross rent is $1,198 a month. The median age is 32.6; 37.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (27.6% across Kentucky); the average commute takes 24 minutes.

Population1,599West Buechel1,599
Households696West Buechel696
Median age32.6West Buechel32.6Kentucky39.1US 38.9
Median household income$48,784West Buechel$48,784Kentucky$63,726US $80,734
Median home value$185,600West Buechel$185,600Kentucky$205,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,198West Buechel$1,198Kentucky$967US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.9%West Buechel37.9%Kentucky27.6%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.7 minWest Buechel23.7 minKentucky24.0 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,502 / sq miWest Buechel2,502 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering West Buechel

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

ZIP codes overlapping West Buechel
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
40218 Louisville , KY Standard 33,736 $58,811 $205,300

Map of West Buechel ZIP codes

40218

The ZIP codes of West Buechel, 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 West Buechel

The nearest larger towns are Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (631,818 people, 2.3 mi), Audubon Park (1,707 people, 3.3 mi) and St. Regis Park (1,783 people, 3.6 mi).

Towns near West Buechel
TownPopulationDistance
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government 631,818 2.3 mi
St. Matthews 17,577 4.1 mi
Hurstbourne 4,702 5.2 mi
Jeffersontown 29,199 5.4 mi
Graymoor-Devondale 2,802 6.1 mi
Lyndon 11,030 6.4 mi
Indian Hills 2,897 6.5 mi
Douglass Hills 5,474 6.9 mi
Shively 15,638 8.0 mi
Middletown 9,763 8.6 mi
Anchorage 2,506 8.8 mi
Hillview 8,797 9.3 mi
Pioneer Village 2,723 9.6 mi
Jeffersonville, IN 51,043 9.7 mi

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

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