Meadow Vale Kentucky Map

About Meadow Vale, Kentucky

Meadow Vale is a locality in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 730. The population density is 1287.0 people per km². Meadow Vale is located at 38.2831°N, 85.5719°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Meadow Vale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40242.

Meadow Vale emerges from the limestone-heavy soil of the Bluegrass region as a quiet expanse of residential lanes and verdant clearings. It lies 2.4 miles northeast of Lyndon, KY (from Lyndon, KY: bearing 41°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east of Jeffersonville. Goose Creek meanders through the landscape, its waters carving a subtle, persistent path that sustains the local flora and defines the low-lying drainage of the immediate vicinity. The light here often lingers in long, golden slants across the turf, highlighting the subtle rise and fall of the terrain that eventually gives way to the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains on the eastern horizon. Adjoining the residential quietude, E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park provides a sprawling green anchor, offering a preserved space where the grass grows thick and the air holds the cool, damp scent of Kentucky soil.

Meadow Vale functions largely as a serene residential enclave, maintaining a rhythm of life that favors domestic stability over the frantic pace of larger commercial centers. The regional economy leans heavily on the prosperity of the broader county, benefiting from the proximity to established thoroughbred traditions and the refined craft of the distillery trade that define the surrounding character. While the history of the land is rooted in the steady development of the Upper South, modern daily life revolves around the shared quiet of suburban streets and the accessibility of nearby recreational spaces. Residents often look toward the regional landscape—where deep forests like the Jefferson County Memorial Forest wait twenty miles to the south—to find a sense of connection to the wider, wilder reaches of the state.

About This Meadow Vale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Meadow Vale, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.283126, -85.571905. 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 Meadow Vale includes the ZIP code (40242), 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.