Photo: Mhuy222 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Union, KY: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Thursdays in Union, collected by Rumpke of Kentucky. The closest ER is St. Elizabeth Florence, 5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Union, 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 Union.
Power comes from Duke Energy Kentucky
Duke Energy Kentucky (Duke Energy Kentucky), an investor-owned utility, serves 91.7% of Union residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 a month (its average across Kentucky).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Boone Co Water & Sewer District
Boone Co Water & Sewer District supplies Union: about 83% of residents live in its service area. About 15% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Boone-Florence Water Commission and Northern Kentucky Water District as sellers) and serves 66,300 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. KY0080034.
5 home internet providers serve Union
100% of 2,320 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| altafiber | Fiber, DSL | 98% | 3,000/3,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 52% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 33% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Union is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Union, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
From cityofunionky.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Union is in Boone County School District.
ASchool 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 Sep 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Union spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Union residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Union | ZIP’s residents in Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41091 | Union, KY | 98% | 29% |
| 41042 | Florence, KY | 2% | 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 Union
Who supplies Union’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Boone Co Water & Sewer District (EPA ID KY0080034). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Union?
Duke Energy Kentucky (Duke Energy Kentucky), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Union?
Spectrum, altafiber, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Union?
41091 (98%), 41042 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Union in?
Boone County School District.
How do I register to vote in Union?
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 Boone 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: Union’s own website (cityofunionky.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.