Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Burnside, KY: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Burnside goes to 42519 (59% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. Fiber reaches 98% of addresses in Burnside.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Burnside, 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 Burnside.
Power comes from KU
KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 90.8% of Burnside residents. 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 Burnside Water Company
Burnside Water Company supplies Burnside: about 64% of residents live in its service area. Southeastern Water Assoc/Nelson Valley serves another 29%. Somerset Water Service serves another 8%. Bronston Water Associaton Inc serves another 5%. About 28% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Southeastern Water Assoc/Nelson Valley as seller) and serves 2,284 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 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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. KY1000050.
4 home internet providers serve Burnside
99% of 425 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL | 96% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 39% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Burnside’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Burnside.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Burnside is in Pulaski 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Burnside spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Burnside residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Burnside | ZIP’s residents in Burnside |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42519 | Burnside, KY | 59% | 14% |
| 42503 | Somerset, KY | 31% | 1% |
| 42518 | Bronston, KY | 5% | 1% |
| 42501 | Somerset, KY | 5% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 42544.
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 Burnside
Who supplies Burnside’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Burnside Water Company (EPA ID KY1000050). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Burnside?
KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Burnside?
Kinetic, Spectrum, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Burnside?
42519 (59%), 42503 (31%), 42518 (5%), 42501 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Burnside in?
Pulaski County School District.
How do I register to vote in Burnside?
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 Pulaski 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.