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The La Grange handbook

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

The closest public drop-off to La Grange is Oldham County Recycling Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Baptist Health Lagrange, 0.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

I’m new in town

What to set up in La Grange, 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 La Grange.

Electricity

Power comes from KU

KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 93.0% of La Grange 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 Lagrange Utilities Commission

Lagrange Utilities Commission supplies La Grange: about 79% of residents live in its service area. About 18% 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 Oldham County Water District as seller) and serves 10,067 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.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. KY0930481.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve La Grange

97% of 3,279 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless98%5,000/5,000
SpectrumCable, Fiber97%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless80%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless39%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in La Grange

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in La Grange, from the town’s own site.

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsPublic Works Brush Pickup will now be on every Tuesday each month according to your area of residence. Refer to Public Works page or call 502-222-8954 for additional questions.

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check lagrangeky.gov →

From lagrangeky.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated © 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

La Grange kids go to
K–5LaGrange Elementary SchoolOldham County School District
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

La Grange is in Oldham 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 Aug 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

La Grange is in ZIP code 40031

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of La GrangeZIP’s residents in La Grange
40031La Grange, KY100%40%

40032 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

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 La Grange

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

Lagrange Utilities Commission (EPA ID KY0930481). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in La Grange?

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

What internet providers serve La Grange?

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

What ZIP codes are in La Grange?

40031. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is La Grange in?

Oldham County School District.

How do I register to vote in La Grange?

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: La Grange’s own website (lagrangeky.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.