Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Pikeville, KY: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Pikeville comes from Pikeville Water Department, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Pikeville Medical Center, 2.8 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pikeville, 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 Pikeville.
Power comes from Kentucky Power
Kentucky Power (Kentucky Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pikeville. Its homes paid an average of 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $197 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 Pikeville Water Department
Pikeville Water Department supplies Pikeville: about 75% of residents live in its service area. About 24% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 9,638 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–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. KY0980350.
6 home internet providers serve Pikeville
99% of 2,173 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inter-Mountain Cable | Fiber, Cable | 85% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 71% | 500/20 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 40% | 25/3 |
| SkyNet Communications of Kentucky | Fixed wireless | 38% | 500/500 |
| Eastern Telephone & Technologies | Fixed wireless | 19% | 300/300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Pikeville
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pikeville, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check pikevilleky.gov →
From pikevilleky.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2021-05-13, 2022-08-24, 2022-08-24T12:23:35-04:00. 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 Pikeville (70%) is in Pikeville Independent School District; parts are in Pike County School District (30%).
C+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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pikeville is in ZIP code 41501
ZIP codes where Pikeville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pikeville | ZIP’s residents in Pikeville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41501 | Pikeville, KY | 100% | 34% |
41502 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 Pikeville
Who supplies Pikeville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pikeville Water Department (EPA ID KY0980350). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pikeville?
Kentucky Power (Kentucky Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pikeville?
Inter-Mountain Cable, Optimum, AT&T, SkyNet Communications of Kentucky, Eastern Telephone & Technologies, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pikeville?
41501. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pikeville in?
Pikeville Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Pike County School District.
How do I register to vote in Pikeville?
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 Pike 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: Pikeville’s own website (pikevilleky.gov), read Oct 23, 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.