Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Anderson, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Anderson comes from City of Florence, a municipal utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Anderson: the closest is Athens Limestone Hospital, 18.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Anderson, 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 Anderson.
Power comes from City of Florence
City of Florence (City of Florence - (AL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Anderson. Its homes paid an average of 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $158 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 East Lauderdale County Water Authority
East Lauderdale County Water Authority supplies almost all of Anderson. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists City of Florence Water Department and Limestone County Water & Sewer Auth. and Greenhill Water & Fire Pro Authority and Pluris Alabama LLC, as sellers) and serves 10,296 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–Dec 2023, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 63% 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. AL0001424.
4 home internet providers serve Anderson
99% of 158 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Broadband | Fiber | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 80% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL | 76% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Anderson’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Anderson.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Anderson is in Lauderdale 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Anderson is in ZIP code 35610
ZIP codes where Anderson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Anderson | ZIP’s residents in Anderson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35610 | Anderson, AL | 100% | 14% |
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 Anderson
Who supplies Anderson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
East Lauderdale County Water Authority (EPA ID AL0001424). 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 0.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Anderson?
City of Florence (City of Florence - (AL)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Anderson?
Point Broadband, Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Anderson?
35610. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Anderson in?
Lauderdale County School District.
How do I register to vote in Anderson?
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 Lauderdale 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.