Living in Summer Shade, KY: what to set up and who to call
Summer Shade has no town government of its own, so Metcalfe County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Metcalfe County School District. Power in Summer Shade comes from Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN), a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Summer Shade, 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 Summer Shade.
Power comes from Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) (Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)), a cooperative utility, serves 54.1% of Summer Shade residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $157 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Start or move service: tcemc.org · (615) 666-2111
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Edmonton Water Works
Edmonton Water Works supplies almost all of Summer Shade. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Columbia/Adair Utilities District and Glasgow Water Company as sellers) and serves 8,515 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 73% 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. KY0850115.
4 home internet providers serve Summer Shade
100% of 184 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Rural Telecommunications Cooperative | Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 92% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Summer Shade’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Summer Shade.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Summer Shade is in Metcalfe 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
Summer Shade is unincorporated, so Metcalfe County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Summer Shade is in ZIP code 42166
ZIP codes where Summer Shade residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Summer Shade | ZIP’s residents in Summer Shade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42166 | Summer Shade, KY | 100% | 13% |
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 Summer Shade
Who supplies Summer Shade’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Edmonton Water Works (EPA ID KY0850115). 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 2.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Summer Shade?
Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) (Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Summer Shade?
South Central Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, Mediacom Xtream, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Summer Shade?
42166. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Summer Shade in?
Metcalfe County School District.
How do I register to vote in Summer Shade?
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 Metcalfe 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.