North Central Historic District · Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Alexander City, AL: what to set up and who to call
Alexander City runs its own electric utility, City of Alexander City. The nearest library is Alexander City - Adelia Mcconnell Russell Library, 1.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alexander City, 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 Alexander City.
Power comes from City of Alexander City
City of Alexander City (City of Alexander City), a municipal utility, serves 58.6% of Alexander City residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Alexander City water system
The City of Alexander City water system supplies Alexander City: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 32,556 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.8 ppb. That’s lower than 66% 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. AL0001265.
4 home internet providers serve Alexander City
95% of 6,463 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 45% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 62% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Alexander City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alexander City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Alexander City (98%) is in Alexander City City School District.
CSchool 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Alexander City spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Alexander City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alexander City | ZIP’s residents in Alexander City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35010 | Alexander City, AL | 97% | 71% |
| 36861 | Jacksons Gap, AL | 3% | 13% |
A few homes fall in 35089. 35011 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Alexander City
Who supplies Alexander City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Alexander City water system (EPA ID AL0001265). 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 0.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alexander City?
City of Alexander City (City of Alexander City), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Alexander City?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alexander City?
35010 (97%), 36861 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alexander City in?
Alexander City City School District.
How do I register to vote in Alexander City?
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 Tallapoosa 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: 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.