Reed-Dorsey House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Brownsville, KY: what to set up and who to call
Brownsville Municipal Water System reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Brownsville comes from Warren Rural Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Brownsville, 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 Brownsville.
Power comes from Warren Rural Elec Coop
Warren Rural Elec Coop (Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Brownsville. Its homes paid an average of 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $167 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Start or move service: wrecc.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Brownsville Municipal Water System
Brownsville Municipal Water System supplies Brownsville: about 67% of residents live in its service area. Edmonson Co Water District serves another 33%. About 26% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Edmonson Co Water District as seller) and serves 1,441 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 7.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. KY0310706.
6 home internet providers serve Brownsville
100% of 339 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL | 85% | 2,000/2,000 |
| South Central Telcom | Fiber | 35% | 1,000/1,000 |
| North Central Communications | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 15% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Brownsville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brownsville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Brownsville is in Edmonson 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Brownsville is in ZIP code 42210
ZIP codes where Brownsville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brownsville | ZIP’s residents in Brownsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42210 | Brownsville, KY | 100% | 21% |
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 Brownsville
Who supplies Brownsville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Brownsville Municipal Water System (EPA ID KY0310706). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Brownsville?
Warren Rural Elec Coop (Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Brownsville?
Mediacom Xtream, Kinetic, South Central Telcom, North Central Communications, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brownsville?
42210. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brownsville in?
Edmonson County School District.
How do I register to vote in Brownsville?
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 Edmonson 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.