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The Rockport handbook

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

Rockport spans 2 ZIP codes; 42369 holds the most residents (97%). For home internet, most of Rockport can choose between Spectrum and AT&T.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Rockport, 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 Rockport.

Electricity

Power comes from KU

KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rockport. 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 Ohio County Water District

Ohio County Water District supplies almost all of Rockport. It draws surface water (EPA lists Butler County Water System Inc and Perdue Farms Inc as sellers) and serves 16,511 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. KY0920332.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Rockport

98% of 142 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable96%1,000/1,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless86%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless76%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless48%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 Rockport’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rockport.

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

Rockport kids go to
PK–66 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Ohio County Middle Schoolin Hartford
9–12Ohio County High Schoolin Hartford

Rockport is in Ohio 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 Feb 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Rockport spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RockportZIP’s residents in Rockport
42369Rockport, KY97%82%
42320Beaver Dam, KY3%0%
Area code270Wikidata

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 Rockport

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

Ohio County Water District (EPA ID KY0920332). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Rockport?

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

What internet providers serve Rockport?

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

What ZIP codes are in Rockport?

42369 (97%), 42320 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Rockport in?

Ohio County School District.

How do I register to vote in Rockport?

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 Ohio 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.