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ZIP code

40280

in Louisville, KentuckyPopulation 182

55.95/ 100

Limited local data for this ZIP — this Score is directional, and no national or state rank is reported

What defines this ZIP

Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.

Walkability

0 intersections/sq mi

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

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Slow internet speeds

100%

at the national maximum

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

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Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 1.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

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Floodplain exposure

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

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Air-toxics cancer risk

40 per million

in the top 4.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

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Tree cover

0.00%

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area covered by forest.

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Energy-cost burden

1.4%

in the bottom 3.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US3rd
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

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Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 9.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST7th
US10th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

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Short sleep

33.3%

in the bottom 30% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US30th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

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The read

With only part of the picture in hand, for ZIP 40280, one of several in Louisville, Kentucky, health standing is not ranked here — the available data is too limited to place it confidently.

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From the measures on hand, the profile can say a few things: modeled disaster risk lies in the bottom 1.2% nationally, floodplain exposure settles at the national minimum, and modeled energy burden stands in the bottom 3.5% nationally. Modeled expected annual loss is in the bottom 9.9% nationally. Against that, walkability rests at the national minimum, and slow internet speeds sits at the national maximum. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk registers in the top 4.5% nationally, and tree cover lands at the national minimum. Fiber broadband resides at the national minimum, shared with about 19% of ZIPs. Modeled industrial-pollution burden lies in the top 10.3% nationally.

Compared with the ZIPs that surround it, walkability runs far lower than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. In plain language, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards.

Nearby & similar ZIPs

Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.

How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured

Evidence

Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.

PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults68.8%65.4–72.1
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Short sleep duration among adults33.3%29.2–37.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KY median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,36417.1% (4.6–39.2%) n=747
Uninsured 18–6414.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2866.9% (0.0–16.5%) n=741
No HS diploma (25+)7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,50513.7% (3.8–29.1%) n=748
Bachelor's or higher (25+)23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50514.8% (1.5–33.6%) n=748
Unemployment rate (16+)5.8%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2743.8% (0.0–11.2%) n=733
Households without a vehicle3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3224.6% (0.0–15.0%) n=745
Broadband subscription89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32286.7% (71.5–97.1%) n=745
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32220.9% (6.2–34.7%) n=745
Homeownership rate78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.0% (58.2–96.7%) n=745
Crowded housing (>1 per room)1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.8%) n=745
Foreign-born population11.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.3% (0.0–5.4%) n=749
Single-parent households53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08752.0% (34.7–75.0%) n=738
Population 65+0.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55318.2% (9.6–29.6%) n=749
Median age20.1 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29241.8 yr (32.3–53.9) n=738
Median household income$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$57,097 ($34,611–$87,693) n=645
Median home value$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$144,600 ($66,860–$265,120) n=643
Median gross rent$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$821 ($592–$1,170) n=466
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)KY median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth82.1 yr ± 1.1678.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30874.8 yr (71.5–78.1) n=739

About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 1.16 years of 82.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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