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The Beatrice handbook

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

The Town of Beatrice water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.8 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). For an emergency, J Paul Jones Hospital is the closest ER, 19 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Beatrice, 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 Beatrice.

Electricity

Power comes from Alabama Power

Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Beatrice. 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 Town of Beatrice water system

The Town of Beatrice water system supplies Beatrice: about 80% of residents live in its service area. About 20% 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 Southwest Alabama Water Authority as seller) and serves 1,485 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.

Lead, 90th percentile6.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 6.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 95% 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. AL0001044.

Internet

Which providers serve Beatrice

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Beatrice, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Beatrice’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Beatrice.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Beatrice or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Beatrice kids go to
PK–125 schoolsDepends on your address

Beatrice is in Monroe 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Beatrice is in ZIP code 36425

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BeatriceZIP’s residents in Beatrice
36425Beatrice, AL100%26%
Area code251Wikidata

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 Beatrice

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

The Town of Beatrice water system (EPA ID AL0001044). 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 6.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Beatrice?

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

What ZIP codes are in Beatrice?

36425. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Beatrice in?

Monroe County School District.

How do I register to vote in Beatrice?

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 Monroe 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): pending.