Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Summersville, KY: what to set up and who to call
Summersville has no town government of its own, so Green County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Green County School District. Power in Summersville comes from Taylor County Rural E C C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Summersville, 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 Summersville.
Power comes from Taylor County Rural E C C
Taylor County Rural E C C (Taylor County Rural E C C), a cooperative utility, serves all of Summersville. Its homes paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $144 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Start or move service: tcrecc.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Green Taylor Water District
Green Taylor Water District supplies almost all of Summersville. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Columbia/Adair Utilities District and Greensburg Water Works and Green River Valley Water District and Campbellsville Municipal Water as sellers) and serves 15,497 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. KY0440167.
4 home internet providers serve Summersville
96% of 294 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 48% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Kinetic | DSL | 88% | 100/20 |
| South Central Telcom | Fiber | 46% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Summersville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Summersville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Summersville is in Green 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
Summersville is unincorporated, so Green 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.
Summersville is in ZIP code 42743
ZIP codes where Summersville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Summersville | ZIP’s residents in Summersville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42743 | Greensburg, KY | 100% | 6% |
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 Summersville
Who supplies Summersville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Green Taylor Water District (EPA ID KY0440167). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Summersville?
Taylor County Rural E C C (Taylor County Rural E C C), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Summersville?
Spectrum, Kinetic, South Central Telcom, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Summersville?
42743. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Summersville in?
Green County School District.
How do I register to vote in Summersville?
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 Green 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.