Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Liberty, KY: what to set up and who to call
All of Liberty gets its mail under one ZIP code, 42539. Casey County Public Library, at 238 Middleburg Street, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Liberty, 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 Liberty.
Power comes from KU
KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.5% of Liberty 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.
Water comes from Liberty Water Works
Liberty Water Works supplies Liberty: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 2,302 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 26.0 ppb. That’s higher than 69% 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. KY0230987.
6 home internet providers serve Liberty
100% of 887 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DuoBroadband | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL | 97% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 76% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Liberty’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Liberty.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Liberty is in Casey 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.
Liberty is in ZIP code 42539
ZIP codes where Liberty residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Liberty | ZIP’s residents in Liberty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42539 | Liberty, KY | 100% | 20% |
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 Liberty
Who supplies Liberty’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Liberty Water Works (EPA ID KY0230987). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Liberty?
KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Liberty?
DuoBroadband, Kinetic, Spectrum, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Liberty?
42539. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Liberty in?
Casey County School District.
How do I register to vote in Liberty?
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 Casey 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.