| City: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| City Alias: | Shively |
| County: | Jefferson County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:22:14 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 502 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 38.2545, -85.7595 |
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ZIP Code 40256 serves a concentrated commercial area in Louisville's St. Dennis neighborhood, located within Jefferson County. This isn't a residential community. The ZIP operates as a business mail facility with 282 PO Boxes and 158 business delivery points at a single location on Crums Lane.
The post office handles mail exclusively for businesses, with no residential population within the ZIP boundary. All 89 street delivery records connect to Crums Lane, where units receive mail through a single city carrier route. This pattern is typical of commercial parks or industrial facilities where multiple businesses share a single address infrastructure.
While Louisville is the primary city name for this ZIP, SHIVELY is also accepted for mailing. The facility sits near the Shively neighborhood and serves businesses in west Louisville. With no residential households, this ZIP functions purely as a commercial mail processing point within the larger Louisville metro area.
All delivery points connect to Crums Lane with unit designators, indicating a multi-tenant commercial facility.
ZIP Code 40256 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 9 business establishments, employing about 102 people with an annual payroll of $6,959,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 424Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 9Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,901,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $6,959,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 102Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 40256 is located in Jefferson County, Kentucky, within the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 31140) and Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,283,566 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 40256. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 31140Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,283,566Source: Census |
| MSA: | Louisville, KY-IN MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 03Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 319.34 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2148000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Louisville city; KentuckySource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 40256 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.