Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Willisburg

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Willisburg-Cloyd-water-tower-kyPhoto: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
The Willisburg handbook

Living in Willisburg, KY: what to set up and who to call

Power in Willisburg comes from Salt River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Willisburg: the closest is The James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital, 15.3 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Willisburg, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Willisburg.

Electricity

Power comes from Salt River Electric Coop

Salt River Electric Coop (Salt River Electric Coop Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Willisburg. Its homes paid an average of 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 a month (its average across Kentucky).

Start or move service: billing.srelectric.com

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Springfield Water Works

Springfield Water Works supplies almost all of Willisburg. It draws surface water (EPA lists Danville City Water Works and Lebanon Water Works Co Inc as sellers) and serves 13,205 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.

Lead, 90th percentile3.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. KY1150415.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Willisburg

92% of 151 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber, Cable93%1,000/1,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless83%25/3
kywimaxFixed wireless100%25/5
VerizonFixed wireless89%300/20
All Points BroadbandFixed wireless38%10/1
T-MobileFixed wireless32%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Willisburg’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Willisburg.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Willisburg or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Willisburg kids go to
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Washington County High Schoolin Springfield

Willisburg is in Washington 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Willisburg is in ZIP code 40078

ZIP codes where Willisburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of WillisburgZIP’s residents in Willisburg
40078Willisburg, KY100%13%
Area code859Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Willisburg

Who supplies Willisburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Springfield Water Works (EPA ID KY1150415). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Willisburg?

Salt River Electric Coop (Salt River Electric Coop Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 10.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Willisburg?

Spectrum, AT&T, kywimax, Verizon, All Points Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Willisburg?

40078. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Willisburg in?

Washington County School District.

How do I register to vote in Willisburg?

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 Washington 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.