Kurtz Restaurant and Bardstown-Parkview Motel-Office · Photo: Kybluegrass · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bardstown, KY: what to set up and who to call
Bardstown runs its own electric utility, City of Bardstown. Fiber reaches 96% of addresses in Bardstown.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bardstown, 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 Bardstown.
Power comes from City of Bardstown
City of Bardstown (City of Bardstown - (KY)), a municipal utility, serves 55.0% of Bardstown residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bardstown Municipal Water Dept
Bardstown Municipal Water Dept supplies Bardstown: about 94% of residents live in its service area. North Nelson Water District serves another 6%. It draws surface water and serves 31,185 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, 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. KY0900017.
5 home internet providers serve Bardstown
97% of 5,381 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bardstown Connect | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Bardstown depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bardstown, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cityofbardstown.org →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Bardstown Recycling Drop-off (Nutter Dr. bin location)
900 Nutter Dr., Bardstown
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From cityofbardstown.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Bardstown (73%) is in Bardstown Independent School District; parts are in Nelson County School District (27%).
C+School gradeSee 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 Sep 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bardstown is in ZIP code 40004
ZIP codes where Bardstown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bardstown | ZIP’s residents in Bardstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40004 | Bardstown, KY | 100% | 44% |
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 Bardstown
Who supplies Bardstown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bardstown Municipal Water Dept (EPA ID KY0900017). 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–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bardstown?
City of Bardstown (City of Bardstown - (KY)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Bardstown?
Bardstown Connect, AT&T, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bardstown?
40004. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bardstown in?
Bardstown Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Nelson County School District.
How do I register to vote in Bardstown?
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 Nelson 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: Bardstown’s own website (cityofbardstown.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.