Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Paducah, KY: what to set up and who to call
Paducah runs its own electric utility, City of Paducah; its homes paid 15.3¢ per kWh in 2025. Paducah has its own library, Mccracken County Public Library, at 555 Washington Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Paducah, 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 Paducah.
Power comes from City of Paducah
City of Paducah (City of Paducah - (KY)), a municipal utility, serves 98.8% of Paducah residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $139 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Paducah Water Works
Paducah Water Works supplies almost all of Paducah. It draws surface water (EPA lists Calvert City Municipal Water Department as seller) and serves 65,004 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 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. KY0730533.
7 home internet providers serve Paducah
100% of 10,829 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 73% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Right Fiber | Fiber | 74% | 5,000/5,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 51% | 5,000/5,000 |
| PPS Fibernet | Fiber | 14% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Quad State Internet | Fiber | 3% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Paducah depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Paducah, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on map-gis.maps.arcgis.com
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trash
- Trash
- No recycling
- Trash
- Recycling
Holidays change the pickup schedule: check the town’s calendar for those weeks.
City of Paducah Compost Facility
1560 North 8th Street, Paducah, KY 42001
- Mon7 am–3 pm
- Tue7 am–3 pm
- Wed7 am–3 pm
- Thu7 am–3 pm
- Fri7 am–3 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Office Paper, Newspaper, Junk Mail, Catalogs
- Cardboard and Paperboard (cereal boxes, etc.)
- Steel and Aluminum Food and Beverage Cans
- Plastic bottles, Jars, Jugs, and Containers
- Aseptic Containers (juice boxes, milk cartons, protein drink boxes, etc.)
- Pizza Boxes
City of Paducah Compost Facility
1560 North 8th Street, Paducah, KY 42001
From paducahky.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 1, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Paducah (52%) is in Paducah Independent School District; parts are in McCracken County School District (48%).
B+School gradeSee 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 Aug 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Paducah spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Paducah residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Paducah | ZIP’s residents in Paducah |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42001 | Paducah, KY | 67% | 58% |
| 42003 | Paducah, KY | 33% | 31% |
42002 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Paducah
Who supplies Paducah’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Paducah Water Works (EPA ID KY0730533). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Paducah?
City of Paducah (City of Paducah - (KY)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 15.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Paducah?
Xfinity, Right Fiber, AT&T, PPS Fibernet, Quad State Internet, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Paducah?
42001 (67%), 42003 (33%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Paducah in?
Paducah Independent School District. Parts of the city are in McCracken County School District.
How do I register to vote in Paducah?
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 McCracken 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: Paducah’s own website (paducahky.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.