Hillview, Kentucky

Hillview, Kentucky
Location of Hillview in Bullitt County, Kentucky.
Coordinates: 38°01′29″N 85°39′57″W / 38.02472°N 85.66583°W / 38.02472; -85.66583
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBullitt
IncorporatedMarch 28, 1974
Government
  TypeMayor-Council
  MayorJames Eadens
Area
  Total
6.61 sq mi (17.11 km2)
  Land6.51 sq mi (16.86 km2)
  Water0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2)
Elevation
548 ft (167 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
8,622
  Estimate 
(2022)
8,771
  Density1,324.63/sq mi (511.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
40229
Area code502
FIPS code21-36982
GNIS feature ID2404701
Websitewww.hillviewky.org

Hillview is a home rule-class city in Bullitt County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 8,622 as of the 2020 census, up from 8,172 at the 2010 census. The primary road through the area is Kentucky Route 61, known as Preston Highway in both Jefferson and Bullitt counties.

Long a rural farming community, Hillview was connected to what became Interstate 65 in 1954 and grew in the 1950s and 1960s as a suburb of Louisville. Its larger subdivisions included Maryville, Overdale, and Lone Acres, and they incorporated in 1974 to form the present city.