Living in Bandana, KY: what to set up and who to call
Bandana has no town government of its own, so Ballard County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Ballard County School District. Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation wires most of Bandana, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bandana, 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 Bandana.
Power comes from KU
KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bandana. Its homes paid an average of 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Start or move service: lge-ku.com · (800) 981-0600
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Kevil Water Department
Kevil Water Department supplies almost all of Bandana. It draws ground water and serves 1,782 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. KY0040223.
2 home internet providers serve Bandana
100% of 112 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bandana’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bandana.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bandana is in Ballard 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Bandana is unincorporated, so Ballard County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bandana spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bandana residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bandana | ZIP’s residents in Bandana |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42022 | Bandana, KY | 55% | 100% |
| 42053 | Kevil, KY | 29% | 1% |
| 42056 | La Center, KY | 16% | 2% |
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 Bandana
Who supplies Bandana’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Kevil Water Department (EPA ID KY0040223). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.9 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bandana?
KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bandana?
Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bandana?
42022 (55%), 42053 (29%), 42056 (16%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bandana in?
Ballard County School District.
How do I register to vote in Bandana?
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 Ballard 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.