Living in Sedalia, KY: what to set up and who to call
Sedalia has no town government of its own, so Graves County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Graves County School District. Graves Co Water Dist - Sedalia has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.0 ppb, was higher than 93% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sedalia, 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 Sedalia.
Power comes from West Kentucky Rural E C C
West Kentucky Rural E C C (West Kentucky Rural E C C), a cooperative utility, serves all of Sedalia. Its homes paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $171 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Start or move service: wkrecc.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Graves Co Water Dist - Sedalia
Graves Co Water Dist - Sedalia supplies Sedalia: about 65% of residents live in its service area. About 35% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 371 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 93% 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. KY0420534.
4 home internet providers serve Sedalia
100% of 155 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Kentucky Rural Telephone Coop Corp | Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 80% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sedalia’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sedalia.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sedalia is in Graves 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
Sedalia is unincorporated, so Graves County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sedalia spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sedalia residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sedalia | ZIP’s residents in Sedalia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42079 | Sedalia, KY | 86% | 17% |
| 42066 | Mayfield, KY | 14% | 0% |
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 Sedalia
Who supplies Sedalia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Graves Co Water Dist - Sedalia (EPA ID KY0420534). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sedalia?
West Kentucky Rural E C C (West Kentucky Rural E C C), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sedalia?
West Kentucky Rural Telephone Coop Corp, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sedalia?
42079 (86%), 42066 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sedalia in?
Graves County School District.
How do I register to vote in Sedalia?
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 Graves 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.