Glenview Kentucky Map

About Glenview, Kentucky

Glenview is a locality in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 596. The population density is 161.5 people per km². Glenview is located at 38.3084°N, 85.6502°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Glenview is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 40025, 40222.

Glenview sprawls across the undulating limestone terrain of Kentucky, where the landscape is defined by the steady, northward pull of the Ohio River. It lies 4.4 miles northwest of Lyndon, KY (from Lyndon, KY: bearing 324°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east-northeast of Louisville. The air here holds a distinct, heavy moisture that clings to the dense, mature canopy of the Goose Creek/Lime Kiln preserve, where sunlight filters in bruised shades of gold and violet during the late afternoon. Beyond the immediate reach of the riverbanks, the land rises into the soft, verdant swells characteristic of the region, creating a quiet topography that feels older and more permanent than the roads tracing through it. While the distant Appalachian Mountains remain a mere suggestion of shadow on the eastern horizon, the earth beneath Glenview is grounded in a deep, sedimentary patience, marked by the occasional limestone outcropping that breaks through the topsoil like the spine of a sleeping beast.

Glenview maintains a character of reserved, singular quietude, its history rooted in expansive estates that have long favored the privacy of the river bluffs over the frantic pace of industrial expansion. The local economy remains largely sequestered, defined by a legacy of stewardship that protects the woodland corridors and the integrity of the Goose Creek/Lime Kiln grounds. Life moves in sync with the seasonal shift of the river, far removed from the more turbulent waters found downstream at the Falls of the Ohio. On quiet mornings, the atmosphere is thin and sharp, carrying the scent of damp leaves and river silt, while the residents navigate a daily rhythm that values the preservation of the landscape above all else. Though Putneys Pond sits three miles away, hidden in the quiet pockets of the countryside, the true pulse of the locality remains tethered to the slow, heavy movement of the Ohio River as it carves its way through the valley.

About This Glenview Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glenview, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.308402, -85.650239. 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 Glenview includes the ZIP code (40025, 40222), 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.