Photo: W.marsh · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Taylorsville, KY: what to set up and who to call
Taylorsville has its own drop-off, Spencer County Recycling, on 175 Industrial Drive. Most homes in Taylorsville have two wired internet choices, AT&T and Spectrum.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Taylorsville, 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 Taylorsville.
Power comes from KU
KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 58.6% of Taylorsville 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 Taylorsville Water Works
Taylorsville Water Works supplies almost all of Taylorsville. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Louisville Water Company and Bloomfield Water & Sewer Dept as sellers) and serves 22,286 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. KY1080425.
4 home internet providers serve Taylorsville
97% of 395 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 97% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
| Bluegrass Fiber | Fixed wireless | 6% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Taylorsville has its own drop-off: Spencer County Recycling
Where to take trash and recycling in Taylorsville, and where the rules are.
Spencer County Recycling
175 Industrial Drive, Taylorsville, KY, 40071
Before you go, check the rules on taylorsvillewater.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Sep 2020). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Taylorsville is in Spencer County School District.
B+School gradeSee 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Taylorsville is in ZIP code 40071
ZIP codes where Taylorsville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Taylorsville | ZIP’s residents in Taylorsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40071 | Taylorsville, KY | 100% | 8% |
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 Taylorsville
Who supplies Taylorsville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Taylorsville Water Works (EPA ID KY1080425). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Taylorsville?
KU (Kentucky Utilities Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Taylorsville?
AT&T, Spectrum, T-Mobile, Bluegrass Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Taylorsville?
40071. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Taylorsville in?
Spencer County School District.
How do I register to vote in Taylorsville?
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 Spencer 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.