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The Goshen handbook

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

All of Goshen gets its mail under one ZIP code, 40026. Norton Clark Hospital, 7.8 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Goshen, 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 Goshen.

Electricity

Power comes from LG&E

LG&E (Louisville Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Goshen. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Louisville Water Company

Louisville Water Company supplies almost all of Goshen. It draws surface water and serves 806,997 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 62% 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. KY0560258.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Goshen

100% of 317 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless100%5,000/5,000
SpectrumCable100%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless100%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless97%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Goshen’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Goshen.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Goshen or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Goshen kids go to
K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Goshen is in Oldham 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Goshen is in ZIP code 40026

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GoshenZIP’s residents in Goshen
40026Goshen, KY100%14%
Area code502Wikidata

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 Goshen

Who supplies Goshen’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Louisville Water Company (EPA ID KY0560258). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Goshen?

LG&E (Louisville Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Goshen?

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

What ZIP codes are in Goshen?

40026. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Goshen in?

Oldham County School District.

How do I register to vote in Goshen?

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 Oldham 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.