Photo: AlabasterPIO · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Alabaster, AL: what to set up and who to call
City of Alabaster Water Department reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2026. The closest ER is Shelby Baptist Medical Center, 2.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alabaster, 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 Alabaster.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Alabaster. Its homes paid an average of 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $202 a month (its average across Alabama).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Alabaster Water Department
City of Alabaster Water Department supplies almost all of Alabaster. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Bessemer Water Service and City of Calera, the Wwb of Te and City of Helena, the Ub of the and Montevallo Water Works & Sewer Board and Shelby County Commission-Water Services as sellers) and serves 40,986 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2026. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 51% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AL0001148.
5 home internet providers serve Alabaster
99% of 12,030 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| C Spire | Fiber | 6% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 61% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Alabaster
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Alabaster, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofalabaster.com →
From cityofalabaster.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Alabaster is in Alabaster City 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 May 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Alabaster spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Alabaster residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alabaster | ZIP’s residents in Alabaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35007 | Alabaster, AL | 79% | 93% |
| 35114 | Maylene, AL | 19% | 85% |
| 35080 | Helena, AL | 1% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 35040, 35124.
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 Alabaster
Who supplies Alabaster’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Alabaster Water Department (EPA ID AL0001148). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alabaster?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Alabaster?
Spectrum, AT&T, C Spire, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alabaster?
35007 (79%), 35114 (19%), 35080 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alabaster in?
Alabaster City School District.
How do I register to vote in Alabaster?
In Alabama you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Shelby County Circuit Clerk. Check your registration at myinfo.alabamavotes.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: Alabaster’s own website (cityofalabaster.com), 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.