It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

[3] In 1894, Jeppestown was described as consisting of "421 buildings, two churches, a Masonic temple, St Mary's Collegiate for Girls and a library".

St Michael's School for Boys, which has since been renamed Jeppe High School for Boys, was established in 1890, and the piece of open land called Julius Jeppe Oval was converted to a park in approximately the same year.

[2] The "Jeppestown Tragedy" was a shootout that took place between police and armed robbers on 25 June 2006.

Four policemen and eight robbers were killed before the remaining 15 gang members surrendered.