Bellewood Kentucky Map

About Bellewood, Kentucky

Bellewood is a locality in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 340. The population density is 1620.7 people per km². Bellewood is located at 38.2576°N, 85.6597°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Bellewood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40207.

Bellewood occupies a quiet, manicured pocket of the Kentucky landscape where the earth sits level and heavy with the promise of limestone beneath the topsoil. It lies 1.6 miles northwest of St. Matthews, KY (from St. Matthews, KY: bearing 307°T), and is situated 5.4 miles east of Louisville. The air here holds a distinct stillness, often thick with the scent of damp earth and the cooling breath of Muddy Fork as it creeps through the undergrowth only a mile away. Within the boundaries of Bellewood, the light at dusk settles in long, amber slats against the trunks of mature hardwoods, casting shadows that seem to stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. Residents find their solitude within the green perimeter of Holzheimer Park, where the grass grows thick and the silence is broken only by the sharp, rhythmic call of meadowlarks.

History in Bellewood reflects the measured growth of an independent residential enclave, distinct from the sprawling industrial corridors that define much of the surrounding region. The local economy relies on the quiet exchange of professional services and the maintenance of a stable, leafy residential character that has resisted the rapid, noisy expansion common to the periphery of major cities. While the Falls of the Ohio churns five miles off, carving its ancient path, life here proceeds with a deliberate, low-profile grace. Residents might travel sixteen miles to find the deep, shadowed canopy of Jefferson County Memorial Forest for a weekend respite, yet they remain anchored to the specific, comfortable rhythm of their own streets. Even the proximity of Lakeside Pool, a mere three miles distant, serves as a testament to the localized, modest scale of daily life that defines the identity of Bellewood.

About This Bellewood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bellewood, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.257571, -85.659684. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bellewood includes the ZIP code (40207), telephone area code (502), county seat of Jefferson County (Louisville), and school district assignment (Jefferson County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.