Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Oakland, KY: what to set up and who to call
Power in Oakland comes from Warren Rural Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in Oakland attend Warren County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oakland, 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 Oakland.
Power comes from Warren Rural Elec Coop
Warren Rural Elec Coop (Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Oakland. Its homes paid an average of 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $167 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Start or move service: wrecc.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Warren County Water District
Warren County Water District supplies almost all of Oakland. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Glasgow Water Company and Bowling Green Municipal Utilities as sellers) and serves 91,118 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. KY1140487.
5 home internet providers serve Oakland
100% of 116 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| North Central Communications | Fiber | 77% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Kinetic | DSL | 45% | 100/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Oakland’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oakland.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Oakland is in Warren 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 Feb 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Oakland is in ZIP code 42159
ZIP codes where Oakland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oakland | ZIP’s residents in Oakland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42159 | Oakland, KY | 100% | 16% |
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 Oakland
Who supplies Oakland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Warren County Water District (EPA ID KY1140487). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Oakland?
Warren Rural Elec Coop (Warren Rural Elec Coop Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Oakland?
Spectrum, North Central Communications, Kinetic, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oakland?
42159. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oakland in?
Warren County School District.
How do I register to vote in Oakland?
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 Warren 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.