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The Greensburg handbook

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

Tap water in most of Greensburg comes from Greensburg Water Works, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. Power in Greensburg comes from Taylor County Rural E C C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Greensburg, 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 Greensburg.

Electricity

Power comes from Taylor County Rural E C C

Taylor County Rural E C C (Taylor County Rural E C C), a cooperative utility, serves 99.0% of Greensburg residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $144 a month (its average across Kentucky).

Start or move service: tcrecc.com

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 Greensburg Water Works

Greensburg Water Works supplies Greensburg: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Green Taylor Water District as seller) and serves 2,396 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% 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. KY0440168.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Greensburg

100% of 963 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 60% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable98%1,000/1,000
KineticDSL, Fiber88%300/20
South Central TelcomFiber55%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless89%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless64%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless60%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Greensburg has its own drop-off: Greensburg Recycling Center

Where to take trash and recycling in Greensburg, and where the rules are.

Drop-off · run by not listed

Greensburg Recycling Center

Before you go, check the rules on greensburgonline.com.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jun 2021). © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Greensburg kids go to
PK–2Green County Primary SchoolGreen County School District
3–5Green County Intermediate SchoolGreen County School District
6–8Green County Middle SchoolGreen County School District
9–12Green County High SchoolGreen County School District

Greensburg is in Green County School District.

A−School 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 Feb 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Greensburg is in ZIP code 42743

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GreensburgZIP’s residents in Greensburg
42743Greensburg, KY100%24%
Area code270Wikidata

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 Greensburg

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

Greensburg Water Works (EPA ID KY0440168). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Greensburg?

Taylor County Rural E C C (Taylor County Rural E C C), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Greensburg?

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

What ZIP codes are in Greensburg?

42743. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Greensburg in?

Green County School District.

How do I register to vote in Greensburg?

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 Green 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.