Van Dyke House · Photo: TEDD LiGGETT · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Elk Creek, KY: what to set up and who to call
Elk Creek has no town government of its own, so Spencer County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Spencer County School District. Power in Elk Creek comes from Salt River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elk Creek, 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 Elk Creek.
Power comes from Salt River Electric Coop
Salt River Electric Coop (Salt River Electric Coop Corp), a cooperative utility, serves 69.6% of Elk Creek residents. Its homes paid an average of 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Start or move service: billing.srelectric.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Taylorsville Water Works
Taylorsville Water Works supplies almost all of Elk Creek. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Louisville Water Company and Bloomfield Water & Sewer Dept as sellers) and serves 22,286 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. KY1080425.
4 home internet providers serve Elk Creek
95% of 797 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 59% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 73% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
| All Points Broadband | Fixed wireless | 14% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Elk Creek’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elk Creek.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Elk Creek is in Spencer County School District.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Elk Creek is unincorporated, so Spencer County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Elk Creek spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Elk Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elk Creek | ZIP’s residents in Elk Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40023 | Fisherville, KY | 56% | 19% |
| 40071 | Taylorsville, KY | 44% | 5% |
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 Elk Creek
Who supplies Elk Creek’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Taylorsville Water Works (EPA ID KY1080425). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Elk Creek?
Salt River Electric Coop (Salt River Electric Coop Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Elk Creek?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, All Points Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elk Creek?
40023 (56%), 40071 (44%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elk Creek in?
Spencer County School District.
How do I register to vote in Elk Creek?
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 Spencer 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.