Living in Gilbertsville, KY: what to set up and who to call
Gilbertsville has no town government of its own, so Marshall County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Marshall County School District. Power in Gilbertsville comes from Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gilbertsville, 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 Gilbertsville.
Power comes from Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation
Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation (Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation), a cooperative utility, serves all of Gilbertsville. Its homes paid an average of 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $214 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Start or move service: jpenergy.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from North Marshall Water District #1
North Marshall Water District #1 supplies Gilbertsville: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Paducah Water Works and Benton Water & Sewer and Calvert City Municipal Water Department as sellers) and serves 16,276 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 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. KY0790319.
4 home internet providers serve Gilbertsville
99% of 217 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Kinetic | DSL | 5% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 35% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gilbertsville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gilbertsville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gilbertsville is in Marshall 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
Gilbertsville is unincorporated, so Marshall 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.
Gilbertsville spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Gilbertsville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gilbertsville | ZIP’s residents in Gilbertsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42044 | Gilbertsville, KY | 56% | 6% |
| 42029 | Calvert City, KY | 44% | 2% |
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 Gilbertsville
Who supplies Gilbertsville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
North Marshall Water District #1 (EPA ID KY0790319). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gilbertsville?
Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation (Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gilbertsville?
Mediacom Xtream, Kinetic, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gilbertsville?
42044 (56%), 42029 (44%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gilbertsville in?
Marshall County School District.
How do I register to vote in Gilbertsville?
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 Marshall 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.