Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Anniston, AL: what to set up and who to call
Anniston spans 4 ZIP codes; 36207 holds the most residents (51%). Trains stop in Anniston.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Anniston, 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 Anniston.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Anniston. 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 Anniston Alabama, the Wwsb of the City O water system
The Anniston Alabama, the Wwsb of the City O water system supplies almost all of Anniston. It draws surface water and serves 56,646 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AL0000133.
4 home internet providers serve Anniston
100% of 10,162 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 55% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 87% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 35% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
121 Disposal Company picks up trash in Anniston
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Anniston, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check annistonal.gov →
From annistonal.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-07-01, 2026-10-07. 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.
Anniston is in Anniston City School District.
DSchool 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 Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Anniston spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Anniston residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Anniston | ZIP’s residents in Anniston |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36207 | Anniston, AL | 51% | 56% |
| 36201 | Anniston, AL | 36% | 44% |
| 36206 | Anniston, AL | 9% | 18% |
| 36205 | Anniston, AL | 4% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 36277, 36203. 36202, 36204 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Anniston
Who supplies Anniston’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Anniston Alabama, the Wwsb of the City O water system (EPA ID AL0000133). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Anniston?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Anniston?
Sparklight, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Anniston?
36207 (51%), 36201 (36%), 36206 (9%), 36205 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Anniston in?
Anniston City School District.
How do I register to vote in Anniston?
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 Calhoun County Absentee Elections Manager. 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: Anniston’s own website (annistonal.gov), 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.