About Louisville
Set in the northern part of Kentucky, Louisville is a storied little place.
Officially, Louisville is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 61.47 square miles.
📰 Louisville News Today
- Kentucky police department scraps Flock camera plans after community pushback WDRB · Aug 17
- Officials break ground on 'factory of the future' in southwest Louisville wlky.com · Aug 18
- Trees fall on homes, semi-truck overturns as strong storms hit Louisville area WDRB · Aug 16
- MAPS: Thousands lose power in Kentucky, Indiana wlky.com · Aug 16
- PHOTOS: Storm damage reported across Louisville, Kentucky WHAS11 · Aug 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Louisville Unique
- One of 10 places in the US named Louisville — but the Kentucky one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in northern Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Kentucky — one of 555 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Louisville
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Louisville
- Bayt Al Mocha — coffee shop (café)
- Bean — coffee shop (café)
- Big Bad Breakfast
- Bristol Bar and Grill
- Chung King Palacd — asian
- Ciao Ristorante — italian
- Classico Takeout & Empanadas — argentinian
- Clucker's — chicken
- Coffee Crossing — coffee shop (café)
- Day's Espresso and Coffee — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Belle of Louisville · Attraction
- Conrad-Caldwell House Museum · Museum
- J B Speed Art Museum · Museum
- Life Saving Station #10 · Museum
- Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory · Museum
- Muhammad Ali Center · Museum
- OVRDRIVE · Arcade
- Clark-Floyd Counties Convention & Tourism Bureau · Attraction
- Evan Williams Bourbon Experience · Attraction
- Frazier History Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Louisville
- Ballard Park reviews ★
- Baxter Square reviews ★
- Ben Washer Park reviews ★
- Boone Square reviews ★
- Breslin Park reviews ★
- California Open Leisure Space reviews ★
- Castlewood Greenspace reviews ★
- Central Park reviews ★
- Clifton Park reviews ★
- David Armstrong Extreme Park reviews ★
- Elliott Square Park reviews ★
- Emerson Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Louisville
- Atherton High
- Camp Taylor Elementary
- Cane Run Elementary
- Fern Creek Elementary
- Fern Creek High
- Greathouse/Shryock Traditional
- Greenwood Elementary
- Kentucky School for the Blind
- Maryville Elementary School
- Medora Elementary
- Middletown Elementary
- Okolona Elementary
- Overdale Elementary School
- Tully Elementary
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Louisville Va Medical Center ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Baptist Health Louisville ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Uofl Health - Jewish Hospital And Mary & Elizabeth Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Norton Hospitals, Inc ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- University Of Louisville Hospital ★ (1/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- The Brook Hospital - Dupont · Psychiatric
- The Brook Hospital - Kmi · 24/7 ER · Psychiatric
- Central State Hospital · Psychiatric
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateKentucky
TypeCity
Mayor🏛️ Craig Greenberg
Population (2024)—
Land area61.47 sq mi
Coordinates38.2247, -85.7406