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The Owingsville handbook

Living in Owingsville, KY: what to set up and who to call

Owingsville Water Works reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jan 2022. Bath County Memorial Library, at 24 West Main Street, is the library in town.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Owingsville, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Owingsville.

Electricity

Power comes from KU

KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 93.7% of Owingsville 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Owingsville Water Works

Owingsville Water Works supplies Owingsville: about 86% of residents live in its service area. About 14% 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 Bath County Water District as seller) and serves 2,307 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jan 2022. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. 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. KY0060338.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Owingsville

98% of 682 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
KineticFiber, DSL99%2,000/2,000
SpectrumCable, Fiber80%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless85%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless33%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless12%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Owingsville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Owingsville.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Owingsville or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Owingsville kids go to
PK–5Owingsville Elementary SchoolBath County School District
6–8Bath County Middle SchoolBath County School District
9–12Bath County High SchoolBath County School District

Owingsville is in Bath 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Owingsville is in ZIP code 40360

ZIP codes where Owingsville residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of OwingsvilleZIP’s residents in Owingsville
40360Owingsville, KY100%21%
Area code606Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Owingsville

Who supplies Owingsville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Owingsville Water Works (EPA ID KY0060338). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Owingsville?

KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Owingsville?

Kinetic, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Owingsville?

40360. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Owingsville in?

Bath County School District.

How do I register to vote in Owingsville?

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 Bath 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.