Living in New Hope, KY: what to set up and who to call
New Hope has no town government of its own, so Nelson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Nelson County School District. Power in New Hope comes from Inter County Energy Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Hope, 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 New Hope.
Power comes from Inter County Energy Coop
Inter County Energy Coop (Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY)), a cooperative utility, serves 61.2% of New Hope residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Start or move service: intercountyenergy.net
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bardstown Municipal Water Dept
Bardstown Municipal Water Dept supplies almost all of New Hope. It draws surface water and serves 31,185 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–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. KY0900017.
3 home internet providers serve New Hope
78% of 80 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 76% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| Telecast Communications | Fixed wireless | 14% | 100/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have New Hope’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Hope.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
New Hope is in Nelson 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
New Hope is unincorporated, so Nelson County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
New Hope is in ZIP code 40052
ZIP codes where New Hope residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Hope | ZIP’s residents in New Hope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40052 | New Hope, KY | 100% | 22% |
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 New Hope
Who supplies New Hope’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bardstown Municipal Water Dept (EPA ID KY0900017). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Hope?
Inter County Energy Coop (Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New Hope?
Spectrum, Verizon, Telecast Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Hope?
40052. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Hope in?
Nelson County School District.
How do I register to vote in New Hope?
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 Nelson 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.