Living in Altoona, AL: what to set up and who to call
All of Altoona gets its mail under one ZIP code, 35952. The nearest emergency room is Marshall Medical Centers, 15 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Altoona, 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 Altoona.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Altoona. 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 Altoona Water & Sewer Board
Altoona Water & Sewer Board supplies Altoona: about 79% of residents live in its service area. About 21% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Oneonta, Ub of the and Town of Walnut Grove as sellers) and serves 1,068 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. AL0000571.
4 home internet providers serve Altoona
100% of 384 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 11% | 2,000/250 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 8% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Altoona’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Altoona.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Altoona (78%) is in Etowah County School District; parts are in Blount County School District (22%).
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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Altoona is in ZIP code 35952
ZIP codes where Altoona residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Altoona | ZIP’s residents in Altoona |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35952 | Altoona, AL | 99% | 12% |
A few homes fall in 35121.
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 Altoona
Who supplies Altoona’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Altoona Water & Sewer Board (EPA ID AL0000571). 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 2.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Altoona?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Altoona?
GoNetspeed, Xfinity, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Altoona?
35952. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Altoona in?
Etowah County School District. Parts of the city are in Blount County School District.
How do I register to vote in Altoona?
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 Etowah 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.