Richlawn Kentucky Map

About Richlawn, Kentucky

Richlawn is a locality in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 415. The population density is 1586.5 people per km². Richlawn is located at 38.2548°N, 85.6394°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Richlawn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40207.

Richlawn remains a quiet expanse of residential streets and manicured lawns, defined by the steady, unassuming presence of the Kentucky landscape. The terrain here rises and falls with the subtle grace of the local topography, where the earth is underlain by the ancient, hard-packed limestone characteristic of the region. A mile away, the waters of Muddy Fork move with a slow, deliberate persistence, carving a modest path through the soil that sustains the verdant canopy nearby. The air often carries a cool dampness as the sun dips below the horizon, casting long, amber shadows across the pavement and softening the edges of the neighborhood’s quiet corners. Residents find a familiar stillness here, far removed from the dramatic heights of the Appalachian Mountains that linger as a faint, blue haze in the distant east, yet connected to the broader, slow-moving rhythms of the land.

Richlawn maintains a character forged by its proximity to the development of the greater metropolitan corridor, balancing a suburban pace with the enduring influence of the state’s agricultural heritage. While the local economy is largely integrated into the professional life of the surrounding region, the proximity of St. Matthews Community Park offers a preserved patch of greenery where the pace of the day slows to the movement of a breeze through the trees. The echoes of history are found in the nearby Falls of the Ohio, where the geologic history of the region is laid bare in fossilized stone, a reminder of the deep time that shaped the soil beneath the foundations of the homes. Life in Richlawn is defined by these small, steady constants, from the commute along familiar thoroughfares to the occasional excursion toward Lakeside Pool, ensuring that the character of the place remains anchored in the quiet, practical realities of daily existence.

About This Richlawn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Richlawn, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.254793, -85.639406. 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 Richlawn 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.