Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Arlington, KY: what to set up and who to call
Power in Arlington comes from Gibson Electric Members, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Arlington: the closest is Jackson Purchase Medical Center, 20.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Arlington, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Arlington.
Power comes from Gibson Electric Members
Gibson Electric Members (Gibson Electric Members Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Arlington. Its homes paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $170 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Start or move service: gibsonemc.com · (901) 855-4740
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Arlington Water Department
Arlington Water Department supplies almost all of Arlington. It draws ground water and serves 301 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 21.0 ppb. That’s higher than 84% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. KY0200009.
6 home internet providers serve Arlington
100% of 153 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetic | DSL | 99% | 200/20 |
| Zito Media | Fiber, Cable | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| West Kentucky Rural Telephone Coop Corp | Fiber | 72% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 83% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 61% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 24% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Arlington’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Arlington.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Arlington is in Carlisle 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Arlington is in ZIP code 42021
ZIP codes where Arlington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Arlington | ZIP’s residents in Arlington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42021 | Arlington, KY | 100% | 20% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
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 Arlington
Who supplies Arlington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Arlington Water Department (EPA ID KY0200009). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Arlington?
Gibson Electric Members (Gibson Electric Members Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Arlington?
Kinetic, Zito Media, West Kentucky Rural Telephone Coop Corp, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Arlington?
42021. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Arlington in?
Carlisle County School District.
How do I register to vote in Arlington?
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 Carlisle 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.