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The Irvington handbook

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

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Irvington, 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 Irvington.

Electricity

Power comes from Meade County Rural E C C

Meade County Rural E C C (Meade County Rural E C C), a cooperative utility, serves all of Irvington. Its homes paid an average of 15.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Kentucky).

Start or move service: mcrecc.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 Irvington Water System

Irvington Water System supplies Irvington: 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 buys treated ground water (EPA lists Hardinsburg Ro WTP as seller) and serves 1,627 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 percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. 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. KY0140206.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Irvington

100% of 565 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Brandenburg TelecomFiber100%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless78%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Irvington’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Irvington.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Irvington 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.

Irvington kids go to
PK–5Irvington Elementary SchoolBreckinridge County School District
6–8Breckinridge County Middle Schoolin Harned
9–12Breckinridge County High Schoolin Harned

Irvington is in Breckinridge 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Irvington is in ZIP code 40146

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of IrvingtonZIP’s residents in Irvington
40146Irvington, KY100%33%

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 Irvington

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

Irvington Water System (EPA ID KY0140206). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Irvington?

Meade County Rural E C C (Meade County Rural E C C), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Irvington?

Brandenburg Telecom, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Irvington?

40146. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Irvington in?

Breckinridge County School District.

How do I register to vote in Irvington?

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 Breckinridge 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.