ZIP Code 40280 — Louisville city, KY Demographics & Data

ZIP code 40280 covers Louisville, KY in Jefferson County with a population of about 193.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 19.7 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 502; U.S. House district KY-3; the LOUISVILLE media market.

Louisville, KY sits in a university / college context (near the southern baptist theological seminary (0.1 mi)). Expect stronger interest in student housing, rentals, walkability, transit, and a younger adult age mix versus typical suburban ZIPs.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 100.0%; unemployment rate near 5.4%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Food services, Education, and Manufacturing; about 13.6% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 1.6 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 108.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Louisville city, KY as Relatively High (composite score 98.3), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (99.1) and wildfire (56.1). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Louisville city, KY show little to no average snow and around 48.1 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 7 for ZIP 40280 (Louisville city, KY) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.