Prospect, Kentucky

Prospect, Kentucky
City
Location of Prospect in Jefferson County, Kentucky
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Coordinates: 38°20′49″N 85°36′37″W / 38.34694°N 85.61028°W / 38.34694; -85.61028
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Counties	Jefferson, Oldham
Incorporated	1974
Named for	the local railroad station
Area [1]
• Total	3.90 sq mi (10.11 km2)
• Land	3.83 sq mi (9.92 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation [2]	495 ft (151 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,592
• Estimate  (2022)[3]	4,565
• Density	1,198.96/sq mi (462.90/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	40059
Area code	502
FIPS code	21-63264
GNIS feature ID	2404575[2]
Website	prospectky.us

Prospect is a home rule-class city^[4] in Jefferson and Oldham counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The Jefferson County portion is a part of the Louisville Metro government. The population was 4,592 as of the 2020 census, down from 4,698 at the time of the 2010 census.^[5] It is one of the wealthiest communities in Kentucky.^{[citation needed]}