Sycamore Kentucky Map

About Sycamore, Kentucky

Sycamore is a locality in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 166. The population density is 3770.2 people per km². Sycamore is located at 38.2470°N, 85.5608°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Sycamore is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 40223.

Sycamore spreads across a landscape of limestone-rich soil and gentle, sun-drenched rises that catch the late afternoon light in shades of pale gold. It lies 2.3 miles east-southeast of Lyndon, KY (from Lyndon, KY: bearing 107°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-southeast of Jeffersonville. Hardesty Park provides a quiet, green anchor for the local geography, where the air often carries the damp, earthy scent of the nearby Middle Fork Beargrass Creek. While the distant Appalachian Mountains remain a hazy blue suggestion on the far eastern horizon, the immediate terrain is defined by the steady, modest elevation of the regional plain. Evenings here bring a stillness that settles over the fields, turning the sky a deep, bruised violet and highlighting the sharp silhouettes of the trees that give Sycamore its name.

History in Sycamore remains tethered to the slow accumulation of agricultural tradition and the quiet persistence of its inhabitants. Long before the modern era solidified its borders, the economy relied upon the fertile ground to support a life rhythm governed by the seasons rather than the clock. The proximity to Willow Lake offers a reflective, glassy reprieve from the daily work of local commerce, where the surface of the water mirrors the shifting clouds and the changing colors of the canopy. Residents maintain a steady pace of life, respectful of the land that has sustained their families through generations, finding a distinct, unassuming grace in the way the quiet morning mist clings to the grasses before the heat of the day takes hold.

About This Sycamore Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sycamore, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.247015, -85.560794. 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 Sycamore includes the ZIP code (40223), 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.