Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min6:19 am – 9:09 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:55 am – 5:25 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 27°F48 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month May13 in of snow a year, on about 12 days38 days above 90°F, 80 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Louisville Bowman Fld station; snow from Louisville Intl Ap
Parks and public landsSeneca Parkpark · under a mile · 353 acresCherokee Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 399 acresCave Hill National Cemeteryhistoric site · 3.3 miZachary Taylor National Cemeteryhistoric site · 3.4 miBeargrass Creek State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 2.5 miE.P. Tom Sawyer State Parkstate park · 6.2 mi · 544 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 24 Jan 199045 mi away, near Alton, IndianaMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 199042 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighJefferson County, KY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality52% of days had good air in 2025188 of 365 days measured167 moderate, 9 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 49, worst day 153main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jefferson County monitors, KY
Drinking waterLouisville Water Companyserves 806,997 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation542 ft165 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Louisville1.4 miPost officeCherokee Post Office1.2 miTown hallSaint Matthews City Hall1.5 miPoliceLouisville Metro Police Department Division 51.3 miFire stationLouisville Fire Department - Battalion Chief 4 - Truck 10under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools6 elementary, 6 high, 12 otherSchoolTorah Academyunder a mileElementaryHawthorne Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighAssumption High School1.2 miCollegeSullivan University Louisville Campus1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF5.7 miInterstateI-64under a mileUS highwayUS 31E1.2 miCoachLouisvilleBarons Bus Lines6.1 miTransit36 stops within a mileTransit Authority of River City (TARC)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40018 ZIP area.
