Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Banks, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Banks comes from South Alabama Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Troy Cablevision wires most of Banks, and 97% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Banks, 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 Banks.
Power comes from South Alabama Elec Coop
South Alabama Elec Coop (South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Banks. Its homes paid an average of 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $159 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: southaec.com · (334) 566-2060
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Banks Water System
Banks Water System supplies Banks: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% 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 Brundidge Water Department and Pike County Water Authority as sellers) and serves 1,260 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 56% 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. AL0001108.
3 home internet providers serve Banks
97% of 102 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Cablevision | Fiber | 97% | 10,000/10,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Banks’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Banks.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Banks is in Pike 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.
Banks is in ZIP code 36005
ZIP codes where Banks residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Banks | ZIP’s residents in Banks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36005 | Banks, AL | 100% | 9% |
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 Banks
Who supplies Banks’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Banks Water System (EPA ID AL0001108). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Banks?
South Alabama Elec Coop (South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Banks?
Troy Cablevision, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Banks?
36005. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Banks in?
Pike County School District.
How do I register to vote in Banks?
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 Pike 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.