Mount Washington Kentucky Map

About Mount Washington, Kentucky

Mount Washington is a locality in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States. It has a population of 18,480. The population density is 735.3 people per km². Mount Washington is located at 38.0501°N, 85.5458°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 40047.

Mount Washington rises gently from the rolling Bluegrass landscape, its slopes softened by a verdant cloak of mature trees and fields that stretch out like rumpled velvet. It lies 10.0 miles south of Jeffersontown, KY (from Jeffersontown, KY: bearing 174°T), and is situated 7.7 miles east of Hillview. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a scent of turned earth and distant hay, a quiet promise of the day’s end. Sunlight, filtered through the broad leaves of oak and maple, paints shifting patterns on the winding country roads, imbuing the scene with a mellow, almost drowsy luminescence. The terrain, a mix of gentle inclines and broader, flatter expanses, feels established, as if it has always been this way, a comfortable embrace of nature’s slow hand. The economic pulse of Mount Washington has long been tied to the fertile land, with agriculture a quiet but persistent thread in its story. Generations have worked these soils, coaxing forth crops and tending livestock under the wide Kentucky sky. More recently, the proximity to larger urban centers has brought new opportunities, a subtle shift in the rhythm of daily life, yet the echoes of a simpler past remain. The Salt River, a silver ribbon winding its way nearby, has historically been a vital artery, shaping settlement and commerce. It’s a place where the past whispers in the rustle of corn stalks and the present hums with a steady, unpretentious energy, a testament to enduring roots.

About This Mount Washington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Washington, Kentucky — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.050063, -85.545788. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Mount Washington and Bullitt County.

Detailed location data for Mount Washington includes the ZIP code (40047), telephone area code (502), county seat of Bullitt County (Shepherdsville), and school district assignment (Bullitt County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Mount Washington is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.