Norwood Kentucky Map

About Norwood, Kentucky

Norwood is a locality in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 379. The population density is 1240.1 people per km². Norwood is located at 38.2522°N, 85.6109°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Norwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 42553, 40222.

Norwood emerges from the gentle rise of the Kentucky landscape, defined by the quiet persistence of the Middle Fork Beargrass Creek as it carves a path through the limestone-rich earth. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of damp soil and the deep, abiding shade of hardwood trees that define the local terrain. While the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains waits far to the east, the immediate horizon is dominated by the soft contours of the local topography, where the light at dusk settles like dust upon the fields. Warwick Park serves as a central anchor for the neighborhood, its green spaces providing a familiar, shared silence that persists even as the modern day moves forward.

Norwood carries the marks of a region shaped by industry and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons, maintaining an economy that has long favored the steady rhythms of local trade. The memory of the land is preserved in the character of those who live here, people who acknowledge the influence of the nearby Jefferson County Memorial Forest and the practical utility of the water that flows toward the creek. Life in Norwood is measured not by grand events, but by the maintenance of the roads and the quiet upkeep of homes that have stood through decades of change. Beyond the immediate reach of the neighborhood, the deeper geography of the state—from the distant silence of Carters Hole to the blue-hued depths of Tucker Lake—informs the perspective of those who call this place home.

About This Norwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Norwood, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.252175, -85.610868. 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 Norwood includes the ZIP code (42553, 40222), telephone area code (270, 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.