Photo: W.marsh · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in McKee, KY: what to set up and who to call
Mckee Water Works reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2. 78% of systems its size reported none. Power in McKee comes from Jackson Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McKee, 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 McKee.
Power comes from Jackson Energy Coop
Jackson Energy Coop (Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY)), a cooperative utility, serves all of McKee. Its homes paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $175 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Start or move service: jacksonenergy.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mckee Water Works
Mckee Water Works supplies McKee: about 68% of residents live in its service area. About 32% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Jackson Co Water Association as seller) and serves 1,331 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, the latest beginning Jul 2023. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 4.0 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. KY0550784.
2 home internet providers serve McKee
100% of 288 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have McKee’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in McKee.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
McKee is in Jackson 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
McKee is in ZIP code 40447
ZIP codes where McKee residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McKee | ZIP’s residents in McKee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40447 | Mc Kee, KY | 100% | 11% |
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 McKee
Who supplies McKee’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mckee Water Works (EPA ID KY0550784). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McKee?
Jackson Energy Coop (Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve McKee?
Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in McKee?
40447. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McKee in?
Jackson County School District.
How do I register to vote in McKee?
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 Jackson 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.