Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Henderson, KY: what to set up and who to call
Henderson runs its own electric utility, Henderson City Utility Comm; its homes paid 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025. Henderson has its own drop-off, Henderson Co. Recycling Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Henderson, 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 Henderson.
Power comes from Henderson City Utility Comm
Henderson City Utility Comm (Henderson City Utility Comm), a municipal utility, serves all of Henderson. Its homes paid an average of 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 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 Henderson Water Utility/North
Henderson Water Utility/North supplies almost all of Henderson. It draws surface water and serves 31,705 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 65% 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. KY0510188.
7 home internet providers serve Henderson
100% of 10,415 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| Henderson Municipal Power & Light | Fiber | 83% | 5,000/5,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 77% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Conexon Connect | Fiber | 10% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 62% | 300/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Henderson depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Henderson, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on hendersonky.gov
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trash
- Bulky itemsCall to book
- Trash
- No recycling
- Trash
- Recycling
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Henderson Landfill Transfer Station
790 Wolf Hills Road, Henderson, KY 42420
- Mon7 am–3:30 pm
- Tue7 am–3:30 pm
- Wed7 am–3:30 pm
- Thu7 am–3:30 pm
- Fri7 am–3:30 pm
- Sat7 am–3:30 pm
The town’s page also lists “all loads in gate by 3:15 pm”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Newspaper
- Magazines
- Phone books
- Junk mail
- Catalogs
- Envelopes
- Office paper/notebook paper (shredded paper is accepted in clear bag)
- Cardboard (must fit in the bin)
- Paperboard (cereal/pasta boxes, toilet paper, and paper towel rolls)
- Paper-based cups (fast food)
- All aluminum
From hendersonky.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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.
Henderson is in Henderson County School District.
B+School 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.
Henderson is in ZIP code 42420
ZIP codes where Henderson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Henderson | ZIP’s residents in Henderson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42420 | Henderson, KY | 100% | 74% |
42419 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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 Henderson
Who supplies Henderson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Henderson Water Utility/North (EPA ID KY0510188). 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 0.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Henderson?
Henderson City Utility Comm (Henderson City Utility Comm), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Henderson?
Spectrum, Henderson Municipal Power & Light, AT&T, Conexon Connect, Verizon, Watch Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Henderson?
42420. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Henderson in?
Henderson County School District.
How do I register to vote in Henderson?
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 Henderson 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: Henderson’s own website (hendersonky.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.