Living in Vine Grove, KY: what to set up and who to call
Vine Grove Water Department reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Jun 2025. The closest ER is Baptist Health Hardin, 11 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Vine Grove, 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 Vine Grove.
Water comes from Vine Grove Water Department
Vine Grove Water Department supplies Vine Grove: about 72% of residents live in its service area. About 26% 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 Hardin County Water District #1 as seller) and serves 6,703 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Jun 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. 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. KY0470440.
4 home internet providers serve Vine Grove
100% of 2,880 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandenburg Telecom | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 2,000/250 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 97% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Vine Grove’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vine Grove.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Vine Grove is in Hardin County School District.
C+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 Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Vine Grove spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Vine Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Vine Grove | ZIP’s residents in Vine Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40175 | Vine Grove, KY | 90% | 38% |
| 40160 | Radcliff, KY | 10% | 3% |
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 Vine Grove
Who supplies Vine Grove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Vine Grove Water Department (EPA ID KY0470440). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Vine Grove?
Brandenburg Telecom, Xfinity, Spectrum, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Vine Grove?
40175 (90%), 40160 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Vine Grove in?
Hardin County School District.
How do I register to vote in Vine Grove?
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 Hardin 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.
- 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.