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The Anthoston handbook

Living in Anthoston, KY: what to set up and who to call

Anthoston has no town government of its own, so Henderson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Henderson County School District. Power in Anthoston comes from Kenergy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Anthoston has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Henderson County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Anthoston’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Anthoston, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Anthoston.

Electricity

Power comes from Kenergy

Kenergy (Kenergy Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Anthoston. Its homes paid an average of 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $200 a month (its average across Kentucky).

Start or move service: kenergycorp.com

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Henderson County Water District

Henderson County Water District supplies almost all of Anthoston. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Daviess Co Water District and Henderson Water Utility/North and Henderson Water Utility/South and Webster Co Water District as sellers) and serves 17,447 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. KY0510189.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Anthoston

100% of 115 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Conexon ConnectFiber100%2,000/2,000
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless100%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless97%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless85%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless70%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Anthoston.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.0 mi from the center of Anthoston

Henderson Co. Recycling Center

This isn’t Anthoston’s own facility. Whether Anthoston residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Anthoston kids go to
K–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Henderson County High Schoolin Henderson

Anthoston is in Henderson County School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Anthoston is unincorporated, so Henderson County is the local government.

Local governmentHenderson CountyAnthoston is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereHenderson County ClerkElections here are run by Henderson County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check vrsws.sos.ky.gov.FVAP, Aug 2015
Register to voteOnlineIn Kentucky you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevrsws.sos.ky.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Anthoston is in ZIP code 42420

ZIP codes where Anthoston residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of AnthostonZIP’s residents in Anthoston
42420Henderson, KY100%1%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Anthoston

Who supplies Anthoston’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Henderson County Water District (EPA ID KY0510189). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Anthoston?

Kenergy (Kenergy Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Anthoston?

Conexon Connect, Watch Communications, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Anthoston?

42420. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Anthoston in?

Henderson County School District.

How do I register to vote in Anthoston?

In Kentucky you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before). Elections here are run by the Henderson County Clerk. Check your registration at vrsws.sos.ky.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.