Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in Pippa Passes, KY: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Pippa Passes comes from Knott Co Water & Sewer District, 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. Mcdowell ARH Hospital, 11.3 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pippa Passes, 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 Pippa Passes.
Power comes from Kentucky Power
Kentucky Power (Kentucky Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pippa Passes. 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 Knott Co Water & Sewer District
Knott Co Water & Sewer District supplies almost all of Pippa Passes. It draws surface water (EPA lists Southern Water & Sewer District and Hindman Mun Water Works and Hazard Water Department as sellers) and serves 7,056 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 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. KY0600062.
2 home internet providers serve Pippa Passes
100% of 5 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thacker-Grigsby Telephone Co | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 20% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pippa Passes’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pippa Passes.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pippa Passes is in Knott 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.
Pippa Passes is in ZIP code 41844
ZIP codes where Pippa Passes residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pippa Passes | ZIP’s residents in Pippa Passes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41844 | Pippa Passes, KY | 100% | 40% |
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 Pippa Passes
Who supplies Pippa Passes’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Knott Co Water & Sewer District (EPA ID KY0600062). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pippa Passes?
Kentucky Power (Kentucky Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pippa Passes?
Thacker-Grigsby Telephone Co, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pippa Passes?
41844. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pippa Passes in?
Knott County School District.
How do I register to vote in Pippa Passes?
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 Knott 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.