Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Vicco, KY: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Vicco comes from Perry County Water & Sewer, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. The closest ER is Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center, 10.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Vicco, 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 Vicco.
Power comes from Kentucky Power
Kentucky Power (Kentucky Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Vicco. Its homes paid an average of 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $197 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 Perry County Water & Sewer
Perry County Water & Sewer supplies almost all of Vicco. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Knott Co Water & Sewer District and Hazard Water Department as sellers) and serves 2,642 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, 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. KY0970484.
4 home internet providers serve Vicco
100% of 125 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| T V Service | Cable | 100% | 1,000/20 |
| Kinetic | DSL, Fiber | 94% | 200/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 15% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 15% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Vicco’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vicco.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Vicco (92%) is in Perry County School District; parts are in Knott County School District (8%).
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Vicco spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Vicco residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Vicco | ZIP’s residents in Vicco |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41773 | Vicco, KY | 93% | 23% |
| 41759 | Sassafras, KY | 7% | 4% |
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 Vicco
Who supplies Vicco’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Perry County Water & Sewer (EPA ID KY0970484). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Vicco?
Kentucky Power (Kentucky Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Vicco?
T V Service, Kinetic, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Vicco?
41773 (93%), 41759 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Vicco in?
Perry County School District. Parts of the city are in Knott County School District.
How do I register to vote in Vicco?
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 Perry 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.