Is Jeffersontown safe? United States travel risk
Is Jeffersontown safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Jeffersontown scores 43/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Jeffersontown scores 43/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Jeffersontown: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (65/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 43 is higher than the scores of 56% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 38.2049° N, 85.5701° W in Kentucky, Jeffersontown maintains a regional distance of 747.6 km E to Washington.
Kentucky
38.2049° N, 85.5701° W
214 m
America/Kentucky/Louisville
28,988
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (United States)
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: April (119 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 5° | 8° | 13° | 19° | 24° | 29° | 31° | 31° | 28° | 21° | 12° | 7° |
| Low °C | -3° | -2° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 11° | 4° | -1° |
| Rain mm | 84 | 81 | 108 | 119 | 112 | 95 | 95 | 81 | 64 | 72 | 86 | 106 |
Normals: Louisville (8.1 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Jeffersontown happened in September (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United States entry requirements.
Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers
Calculate personalized safety score for Jeffersontown
Run our threat engine with tailored traveler parameters.
Launch Calculator