Photo: Bbadgett · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Fairview, KY: what to set up and who to call
Fairview has no town government of its own, so Christian County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Christian County School District. Power in Fairview comes from Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fairview, 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 Fairview.
Power comes from Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop
Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop (Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Fairview. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Start or move service: precc.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Christian Co Water District
Christian Co Water District supplies Fairview: about 60% of residents live in its service area. Todd County Water District serves another 40%. About 22% 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 Hopkinsville Water Environment Authority and Todd County Water District and Logan-Todd Regional Water Commission and Barkley Lake Water District as sellers) and serves 17,248 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 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. KY0240521.
3 home internet providers serve Fairview
98% of 135 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| energynet | Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 70% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fairview’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fairview.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Fairview (56%) is in Christian County School District; parts are in Todd County School District (44%).
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Fairview is unincorporated, so Christian 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.
Fairview spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fairview residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fairview | ZIP’s residents in Fairview |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42266 | Pembroke, KY | 66% | 7% |
| 42220 | Elkton, KY | 34% | 1% |
42221 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Fairview
Who supplies Fairview’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Christian Co Water District (EPA ID KY0240521). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fairview?
Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop (Pennyrile Rural Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fairview?
energynet, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fairview?
42266 (66%), 42220 (34%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fairview in?
Christian County School District. Parts of the city are in Todd County School District.
How do I register to vote in Fairview?
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 Christian 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.