Poplar Hills, Kentucky

About Poplar Hills

Poplar Hills, KY is a tiny community located in central Kentucky counting 387 people who proudly call it home.

Poplar Hills holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.03 square miles, giving it one of the denser urban centers in the region at roughly 12,900 residents per square mile.

📰 Poplar Hills News Today

• A new Kentucky law is dissolving “ghost cities” – including one in Jefferson County Louisville Public Media · Sep 26
• Several Louisville families displaced after fire rips through apartment building in Poplar Hills WDRB · Mar 14
• Poplar Hills, KY Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Sep 2
• Poplar Hills, KY 10-Day Weather Forecast WeatherBug · Feb 18
• Flash flood warnings issued for parts of Jefferson, Shelby counties - The Courier-Journal The Courier-Journal · Jul 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Poplar Hills Unique

• The only place in America named Poplar Hills — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.03 sq mi.
• Big-city energy: 12,900 people per square mile.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Poplar Hills

• Around The Grill — burger
• Roosters

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Poplar Hills

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