Hillsboro Covered Bridge · Photo: Photo by Greg Hume (Greg5030) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Salt Lick, KY: what to set up and who to call
Bath County Water District reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2. 83% of systems its size reported none. Children in Salt Lick attend Bath County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Salt Lick, 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 Salt Lick.
Power comes from KU
KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Salt Lick. 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.
Water comes from Bath County Water District
Bath County Water District supplies Salt Lick: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Owingsville Water Works and Frenchburg Water Company and Mt Sterling Water Works and Morehead Utility Plant Board as sellers) and serves 10,083 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, the latest beginning Apr 2023. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. KY0060022.
2 home internet providers serve Salt Lick
100% of 156 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinetic | Fiber, DSL | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 85% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Salt Lick’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Salt Lick.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Salt Lick is in Bath 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Salt Lick is in ZIP code 40371
ZIP codes where Salt Lick residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Salt Lick | ZIP’s residents in Salt Lick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40371 | Salt Lick, KY | 100% | 9% |
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 Salt Lick
Who supplies Salt Lick’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bath County Water District (EPA ID KY0060022). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Salt Lick?
KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Salt Lick?
Kinetic, Spectrum (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Salt Lick?
40371. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Salt Lick in?
Bath County School District.
How do I register to vote in Salt Lick?
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 Bath 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.