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The Fort Wright handbook

Living in Fort Wright, KY: what to set up and who to call

Most mail in Fort Wright goes to 41011 (92% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The closest ER is St. Elizabeth Edgewood, 3 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Fort Wright, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Fort Wright.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy Kentucky

Duke Energy Kentucky (Duke Energy Kentucky), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fort Wright. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Northern Kentucky Water District

Northern Kentucky Water District supplies almost all of Fort Wright. 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Fort Wright

100% of 2,042 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber98%1,000/1,000
altafiberFiber, DSL98%3,000/3,000
T-MobileFixed wireless91%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless85%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless63%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Fort Wright depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fort Wright, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homefortwrightky.gov
Trash dayBy addressDepends on your addressLook up your day on fortwrightky.gov →
Pickup

Your pickup week

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookCall Rumpke at 859-472-7339 at least 48 hours in advance to schedule large items; mattresses and upholstered furniture must be wrapped and sealed in plastic; additional fees may apply
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagefortwrightky.gov →

From fortwrightky.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-06-17, 2025-06-19, 2026-05-22. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Fort Wright kids go to
PK–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Fort Wright (95%) is in Kenton County School District; parts are in Beechwood Independent School District (3%).

ASchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Fort Wright spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Fort Wright residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Fort WrightZIP’s residents in Fort Wright
41011Covington, KY92%20%
41017Ft Mitchell, KY8%1%

A few homes fall in 41015.

Area code859Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Fort Wright

Who supplies Fort Wright’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 Fort Wright?

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 Fort Wright?

Spectrum, altafiber, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Fort Wright?

41011 (92%), 41017 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fort Wright in?

Kenton County School District. Parts of the city are in Beechwood Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Fort Wright?

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 Kenton 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: Fort Wright’s own website (fortwrightky.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.