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The Kevil handbook

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

All of Kevil gets its mail under one ZIP code, 42053. The closest ER is Massac Memorial Hospital, 9.8 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Kevil, 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 Kevil.

Electricity

Power comes from KU

KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 96.1% of Kevil residents. Its homes paid an average of 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 a month (its average across Kentucky).

Start or move service: lge-ku.com · (800) 981-0600

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 Kevil Water Department

Kevil Water Department supplies almost all of Kevil. It draws ground water and serves 1,782 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 percentile3.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. KY0040223.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Kevil

100% of 316 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative CorporationFiber100%1,000/1,000
XfinityCable99%1,200/35
VerizonFixed wireless45%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Kevil’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kevil.

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

Kevil kids go to
K–5Ballard County Elementary Schoolin Barlow
6–8Ballard County Middle Schoolin Barlow
9–12Ballard Memorial High Schoolin Barlow

Kevil is in Ballard 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 Feb 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Kevil is in ZIP code 42053

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of KevilZIP’s residents in Kevil
42053Kevil, KY100%12%

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 Kevil

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

Kevil Water Department (EPA ID KY0040223). 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 3.9 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Kevil?

KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Kevil?

Ballard Rural Telephone Cooperative Corporation, Xfinity, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Kevil?

42053. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Kevil in?

Ballard County School District.

How do I register to vote in Kevil?

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 Ballard 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.