Louisville: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: Kentucky
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 624,444
• Coordinates: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W
• Time zone: America/Kentucky/Louisville (UTC-05:00 standard, UTC-04:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 761 km (473 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF): 9.5 km (5.9 mi), straight line
• Blue Grass Airport (LEX): 104 km (64 mi), straight line
• Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG): 130 km (81 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Jeffersonville: 3.2 km (2.0 mi)
• Clarksville: 4.7 km (2.9 mi)
• New Albany: 6.6 km (4.1 mi)
• Shively: 8.2 km (5.1 mi)
• Saint Matthews: 9.0 km (5.6 mi)

Events

• Kentucky Derby Festival: May 2027
• Kentucky Derby: May 2027