Ringos Mill Covered Bridge · Photo: Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Farmers, KY: what to set up and who to call
Farmers has no town government of its own, so Rowan County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Rowan County School District. Tap water in most of Farmers comes from Morehead Utility Plant Board, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Farmers, 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 Farmers.
Power comes from KU
KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 56.4% of Farmers 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 Morehead Utility Plant Board
Morehead Utility Plant Board supplies Farmers: about 58% of residents live in its service area. About 42% 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 Rowan Water Inc and Morehead State University as sellers) and serves 9,052 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. 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. KY1030292.
4 home internet providers serve Farmers
100% of 151 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL | 95% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 85% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/6 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Farmers’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Farmers.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Farmers is in Rowan 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Farmers is unincorporated, so Rowan County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Farmers is in ZIP code 40351
ZIP codes where Farmers residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Farmers | ZIP’s residents in Farmers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40351 | Morehead, KY | 100% | 1% |
40319 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 Farmers
Who supplies Farmers’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Morehead Utility Plant Board (EPA ID KY1030292). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Farmers?
KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Farmers?
Kinetic, Spectrum, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Farmers?
40351. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Farmers in?
Rowan County School District.
How do I register to vote in Farmers?
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 Rowan 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.