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The Attalla handbook

Living in Attalla, AL: what to set up and who to call

All of Attalla gets its mail under one ZIP code, 35954. For a library card, the closest branch is Attalla - Etowah County Public Library, 3.3 miles out.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Attalla, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Attalla.

Electricity

Power comes from Alabama Power

Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Attalla. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Attalla Water Works Board

Attalla Water Works Board supplies almost all of Attalla. It draws ground water influenced by surface water (EPA lists City of Gadsden, the Wwsb of the as seller) and serves 8,403 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 58% 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. AL0000572.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Attalla

99% of 2,685 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
GoNetspeedFiber66%1,000/1,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless63%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless69%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless30%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Attalla’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Attalla.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Attalla kids go to
PK–5Attalla Elementary SchoolAttalla City School District
6–8Etowah Middle SchoolAttalla City School District
9–12Etowah High SchoolAttalla City School District

Attalla is in Attalla City School District.

C+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Attalla is in ZIP code 35954

ZIP codes where Attalla residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of AttallaZIP’s residents in Attalla
35954Attalla, AL100%48%
Area code256Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Attalla

Who supplies Attalla’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Attalla Water Works Board (EPA ID AL0000572). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Attalla?

Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Attalla?

Xfinity, GoNetspeed, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Attalla?

35954. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Attalla in?

Attalla City School District.

How do I register to vote in Attalla?

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.