Living in Cold Spring, KY: what to set up and who to call
In Cold Spring, trash day is Friday (Rumpke collects). Fiber reaches 97% of addresses in Cold Spring.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cold Spring, 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 Cold Spring.
Power comes from Duke Energy Kentucky
Duke Energy Kentucky (Duke Energy Kentucky), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cold Spring. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Northern Kentucky Water District
Northern Kentucky Water District supplies almost all of Cold Spring. It draws surface water and serves 259,949 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, 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. KY0590220.
5 home internet providers serve Cold Spring
99% of 1,714 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| altafiber | Fiber, DSL | 97% | 3,000/3,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 58% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Cold Spring is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cold Spring, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week, Fri
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard
- Glass bottles and jars of any color
- Plastic bottles and jugs
- Cartons such as milk or juice cartons
- Aluminum cans
- Steel cans
From coldspringky.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated Copyright 2016 - 2022. 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.
Cold Spring is in Campbell County School District.
ASchool 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.
Cold Spring is in ZIP code 41076
ZIP codes where Cold Spring residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cold Spring | ZIP’s residents in Cold Spring |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41076 | Newport, KY | 100% | 36% |
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 Cold Spring
Who supplies Cold Spring’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Northern Kentucky Water District (EPA ID KY0590220). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cold Spring?
Duke Energy Kentucky (Duke Energy Kentucky), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Cold Spring?
altafiber, Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cold Spring?
41076. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cold Spring in?
Campbell County School District.
How do I register to vote in Cold Spring?
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 Campbell 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: Cold Spring’s own website (coldspringky.gov), 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.