Living in Lowes, KY: what to set up and who to call
Lowes has no town government of its own, so Graves County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Graves County School District. Tap water in Lowes comes from Graves Co Water Dist - Hickory, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lowes, 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 Lowes.
Power comes from Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation
Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation (Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lowes. Its homes paid an average of 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $214 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Start or move service: jpenergy.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Graves Co Water Dist - Hickory
Graves Co Water Dist - Hickory supplies almost all of Lowes. It draws ground water and serves 4,069 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. KY0420194.
1 home internet providers serve Lowes
100% of 70 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Kentucky Rural Telephone Coop Corp | Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lowes’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lowes.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lowes is in Graves 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Lowes is unincorporated, so Graves County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lowes spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lowes residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lowes | ZIP’s residents in Lowes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42061 | Lowes, KY | 53% | 100% |
| 42035 | Cunningham, KY | 26% | 3% |
| 42051 | Hickory, KY | 16% | 1% |
| 42069 | Melber, KY | 4% | 0% |
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 Lowes
Who supplies Lowes’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Graves Co Water Dist - Hickory (EPA ID KY0420194). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lowes?
Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation (Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lowes?
West Kentucky Rural Telephone Coop Corp (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lowes?
42061 (53%), 42035 (26%), 42051 (16%), 42069 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lowes in?
Graves County School District.
How do I register to vote in Lowes?
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 Graves 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.