New Providence Presbyterian Church · Photo: Flynnke · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Salvisa, KY: what to set up and who to call
Salvisa has no town government of its own, so Mercer County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Mercer County School District. The James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital, 11.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Salvisa, 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 Salvisa.
Power comes from KU
KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 66.1% of Salvisa residents. 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 North Mercer Water District
North Mercer Water District supplies almost all of Salvisa. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists So Anderson Water District and Danville City Water Works and Harrodsburg Municipal Water Department as sellers) and serves 9,775 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–Dec 2024, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 14.0 ppb. That’s higher than 87% 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. KY0840321.
5 home internet providers serve Salvisa
86% of 219 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL | 72% | 10/1 |
| All Points Broadband | Fixed wireless | 54% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Salvisa’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Salvisa.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Salvisa is in Mercer 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Salvisa is unincorporated, so Mercer County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Salvisa is in ZIP code 40372
ZIP codes where Salvisa residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Salvisa | ZIP’s residents in Salvisa |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40372 | Salvisa, KY | 100% | 17% |
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 Salvisa
Who supplies Salvisa’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
North Mercer Water District (EPA ID KY0840321). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Salvisa?
KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Salvisa?
Spectrum, AT&T, All Points Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Salvisa?
40372. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Salvisa in?
Mercer County School District.
How do I register to vote in Salvisa?
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 Mercer 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.