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The River Bluff handbook

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

Every home in River Bluff is in ZIP code 40059. Public schools here are run by Oldham County School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in River Bluff, 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 River Bluff.

Electricity

Power comes from LG&E

LG&E (Louisville Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of River Bluff. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $116 a month (its average across Kentucky).

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 Louisville Water Company

Louisville Water Company supplies almost all of River Bluff. It draws surface water and serves 806,997 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 62% 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. KY0560258.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve River Bluff

100% of 153 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless100%5,000/5,000
SpectrumCable99%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless99%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless89%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have River Bluff’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in River Bluff.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in River Bluff 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.

River Bluff kids go to
K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

River Bluff is in Oldham 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

River Bluff is in ZIP code 40059

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of River BluffZIP’s residents in River Bluff
40059Prospect, KY100%2%

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 River Bluff

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

Louisville Water Company (EPA ID KY0560258). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in River Bluff?

LG&E (Louisville Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve River Bluff?

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

What ZIP codes are in River Bluff?

40059. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is River Bluff in?

Oldham County School District.

How do I register to vote in River Bluff?

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 Oldham 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.