Welcome to Lyndon ...

The city of Lyndon is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Lyndon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyndon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lyndon has a population of 11,438 people<3> (see below for details).

Lyndon is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Lyndon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Lyndon and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Lyndon is located in the (502) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lyndon had an population of 11,438 people. This is an increase of 3.96% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lyndon had a population of 11,002 people. This makes Lyndon the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Lyndon represents 0.25% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 32nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,002 people, the population of Lyndon increased 17.43% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,369 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lyndon.

Communities Also Named Lyndon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Lyndon - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Maine, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lyndon.

Communities near Lyndon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lyndon.

• Louisville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <5>
• Jeffersonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Clark County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <5>
• New Albany
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Floyd County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <5>
• Clarksville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Clark County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>
• Shively
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
  • Shively is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <5>
• Mount Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
  • Mount Washington is located in Bullitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Washington <5>
• Shepherdsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdsville
  • Shepherdsville is located in Bullitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdsville <5>
• Hillview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
• La Grange
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Oldham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <5>
• Sellersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
  • Sellersburg is located in Clark County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lyndon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lyndon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lyndon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lyndon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyndon. See our Newspapers Page for Lyndon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lyndon ...

Looking for more information about Lyndon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lyndon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lyndon.

Adding Lyndon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lyndon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lyndon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lyndon post office opened in 1871.

We also found Lyndon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyndon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lyndon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.loukymetro.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/