Northside, Lexington: homes, schools, parks and commute

Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s open data (National Register districts, H-1 overlays, neighborhood association registry, parks and address points), Fayette County Public Schools’ current attendance boundaries, the Kentucky Department of Education’s 2025-26 accountability data, Lextran’s schedule data, OpenStreetMap and Zillow Research.

Northside is the historic residential district on the north side of downtown. The Northside Residential Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and enlarged in 1982, covers about 0.44 square mile and about 1,900 residential addresses, according to the city’s register and address data. Most of it is in ZIP code 40508; the blocks closest to downtown are in 40507.

What this means for you

• Zoned high school: Lafayette High for about 92% of homes; Bryan Station High at the north edge. Check an address in the SchoolSite Locator.
• Home value: $225,432 in ZIP code 40508 in September 2026, according to the Zillow Home Value Index.
• Nearest freeway exit: New Circle Road Exit 8, Georgetown Road (US 25), about 1.7 miles by road.

Part of our Lexington neighborhoods guide.

Where it is

The district fills the blocks north of Second Street between Jefferson Street and North Limestone, reaching up to about Seventh Street and the streets around Duncan Park. Its homes are on North Upper Street, North Broadway, North Limestone, Jefferson Street and the numbered streets from Second to Seventh, and on Dakota, Florida and Maryland streets on the north side, according to the city’s address points. OpenStreetMap names Northside, Western Suburb, Fayette Park and Mulberry Hill as places in and around it.

Part of the district is also a local H-1 historic overlay, the Northside overlay, about 0.11 square mile around North Broadway and West Second, Third and Sixth streets. In an H-1 overlay, most exterior changes, new buildings and demolitions need a certificate of appropriateness first, under the urban county’s historic preservation zoning rules. The smaller Gratz Park, Fayette Park, Mulberry Hill and Western Suburb overlays sit at its edges. The Northside Neighborhood Association is on the city’s neighborhood association registry.

Schools

Northside is in Fayette County Public Schools. We checked 484 residential addresses in the district against the district’s current attendance boundaries. About 92% were zoned for Harrison Elementary, Lexington Middle and Lafayette High. Most of the rest, on the north edge, were zoned for Arlington Elementary, Bryan Station Middle and Bryan Station High.

Ratings are the overall indicator from the Kentucky Department of Education’s 2025-26 accountability data, on a five-step scale from very low to very high; full reports are on the Kentucky School Report Card. Because the district is split between zones, check any address in the SchoolSite Locator. More in our schools guide.

Home values

The Zillow Home Value Index is a modeled typical value for the middle third of homes, not a sale price. Zillow does not publish a figure for the district alone.

Trends are on our home prices page.

Parks and trails

From the city’s park data:

• Brucetown Park, 770 Florida St., inside the district.
• Duncan Park, 530 N. Limestone, about 6 acres.
• Coolavin Park, 550 W. Sixth St., about 19 acres, on the west edge.
• Gratz Park, 250 W. Third St., at the south edge.

More in our parks and trails guide and walking and biking trails guide.

Getting around

• New Circle Road (KY 4): Exit 8, Georgetown Road (US 25), about 1.7 miles by road, and Exit 9B, Newtown Pike (KY 922), about 1.8 miles.
• I-75 and I-64: Exit 113, Paris Pike (US 27 and US 68), about 2.5 miles.
• Downtown (old courthouse on Main Street): about 1 mile by road.
• Blue Grass Airport: about 8.7 miles by road.
• Buses: Lextran Routes 2 (Georgetown Road), 4 (Newtown Pike), 6 (North Broadway), 7 (North Limestone), 12 (Leestown Road) and 22 (Mercer Road), the LexRide loops 41 and 42 and night routes 52 and 59 stop in or beside the district, according to Lextran’s schedule data for Oct. 5 to Dec. 19, 2026.

Distances were measured with the OSRM routing engine on OpenStreetMap roads from a point in the middle of the area to the end of each exit ramp. They are distances, not drive times. More in our getting around guide.

Groceries and everyday stores

OpenStreetMap lists no supermarket inside the district. The nearest, all along New Circle Road to the north:

• Supermarkets: Walmart Supercenter, 500 W. New Circle Road; ALDI, 1509 Colesbury Circle.
• Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy, 118 E. New Circle Road.

The district’s history is in our history and landmarks guide.

Frequently asked questions

What high school is Lexington’s Northside zoned for?

About 92% of homes in the Northside Residential historic district are zoned for Lafayette High, Lexington Middle and Harrison Elementary in FCPS’s current boundaries; the north edge is zoned for Bryan Station High. Lafayette was rated very high on the 2025-26 state report card.

Is Northside Lexington a historic district?

Yes. The Northside Residential Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and enlarged in 1982, and part of it is a local H-1 historic overlay, where exterior changes need design review.

What ZIP code is Northside in Lexington?

Mostly 40508, with the blocks nearest downtown in 40507. Zillow’s Home Value Index for 40508 was $225,432 in September 2026, up 2.2% from a year earlier.

How far is Northside from downtown Lexington?

About 1 mile by road from the middle of the district to the old Fayette County Courthouse on Main Street.