Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Fountain Run, KY: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Fountain Run comes from Fountain Run Water District #1, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Fountain Run comes from Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN), a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fountain Run, 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 Fountain Run.
Power comes from Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) (Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Fountain Run. Its homes paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $157 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Start or move service: tcemc.org · (615) 666-2111
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Fountain Run Water District #1
Fountain Run Water District #1 supplies almost all of Fountain Run. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Glasgow Water Company and Monroe County Water District as sellers) and serves 1,485 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. KY0860141.
1 home internet providers serve Fountain Run
72% of 144 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Rural Telecommunications Cooperative | Fiber, DSL | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fountain Run’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fountain Run.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fountain Run is in Monroe 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fountain Run is in ZIP code 42133
ZIP codes where Fountain Run residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fountain Run | ZIP’s residents in Fountain Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42133 | Fountain Run, KY | 100% | 14% |
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 Fountain Run
Who supplies Fountain Run’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fountain Run Water District #1 (EPA ID KY0860141). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fountain Run?
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) (Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fountain Run?
South Central Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fountain Run?
42133. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fountain Run in?
Monroe County School District.
How do I register to vote in Fountain Run?
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 Monroe 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.