Photo: Mobilus In Mobili · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Frankfort, KY: what to set up and who to call
Frankfort runs its own electric utility, City of Frankfort; its homes paid 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025. Recycling goes to the town’s Frankfort Recycling Center at 309 Rouse Avenue, open Mon–Fri 7 am–2:30 pm (as mapped on OpenStreetMap).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Frankfort, 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 Frankfort.
Power comes from City of Frankfort
City of Frankfort (City of Frankfort - (KY)), a municipal utility, serves 98.6% of Frankfort residents. Its homes paid an average of 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $116 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Frankfort Plant Board
Frankfort Plant Board supplies almost all of Frankfort. It draws surface water and serves 52,153 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. KY0370143.
6 home internet providers serve Frankfort
98% of 9,681 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FrankfortPlantBoard | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 91% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 93% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
| Bluegrass Fiber | Fixed wireless | 43% | 50/10 |
| All Points Broadband | Fixed wireless | 4% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Frankfort depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Frankfort, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on frankfort.ky.gov
Recycle Center
309 Rouse Avenue, Frankfort, KY 40601
- Mon7:30 am–2:30 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Aerosol cans (hair spray, etc)
- Aluminum soda or beer cans
- Steel food cans
- Alcohol bottles
- Bleach and fabric softener jugs
- Cooking oil bottles and jugs
- Laundry detergent jugs
- Milk and water jugs
- Office paper, junk mail, newspapers, and magazines
- Corrugated cardboard, dry
From frankfort.ky.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025, JULY 3, 2023. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Frankfort (86%) is in Franklin County School District; parts are in Frankfort Independent School District (14%).
CSchool gradeSee 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Frankfort is in ZIP code 40601
ZIP codes where Frankfort residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Frankfort | ZIP’s residents in Frankfort |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40601 | Frankfort, KY | 100% | 55% |
40602, 40603, 40604, 40618, 40619, 40620, 40621, 40622 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Frankfort
When is the Frankfort Recycling Center open?
Mon–Fri 7 am–2:30 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check frankfort.ky.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Frankfort’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Frankfort Plant Board (EPA ID KY0370143). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Frankfort?
City of Frankfort (City of Frankfort - (KY)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 11.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Frankfort?
FrankfortPlantBoard, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Bluegrass Fiber, All Points Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Frankfort?
40601. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Frankfort in?
Franklin County School District. Parts of the city are in Frankfort Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Frankfort?
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 Franklin 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: Frankfort’s own website (frankfort.ky.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.