Photo: Brian Stansberry (photographer) · CC BY 4.0Living in Bardwell, KY: what to set up and who to call
Bardwell runs its own electric utility, City of Bardwell. Tap water in Bardwell comes from Bardwell City Utilities, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bardwell, 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 Bardwell.
Power comes from City of Bardwell
City of Bardwell (City of Bardwell - (KY)), a municipal utility, serves all of Bardwell.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bardwell City Utilities
Bardwell City Utilities supplies almost all of Bardwell. It draws ground water and serves 1,227 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 2024–Dec 2026, 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. KY0200018.
3 home internet providers serve Bardwell
99% of 381 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zito Media | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL | 96% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bardwell’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bardwell.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bardwell 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.
Bardwell is in ZIP code 42023
ZIP codes where Bardwell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bardwell | ZIP’s residents in Bardwell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42023 | Bardwell, KY | 100% | 30% |
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 Bardwell
Who supplies Bardwell’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bardwell City Utilities (EPA ID KY0200018). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bardwell?
City of Bardwell (City of Bardwell - (KY)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Bardwell?
Zito Media, Kinetic, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bardwell?
42023. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bardwell in?
Carlisle County School District.
How do I register to vote in Bardwell?
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.