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The Benton handbook

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

Power in Benton comes from Pioneer Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Benton: the closest is Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway Campus, 16.2 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerPioneer Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet3 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Benton’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolLowndes County School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code36785Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Pioneer Electric Coop

Pioneer Electric Coop (Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Benton.

Start or move service: pioneerelectric.com · (334) 382-6636

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Benton

99% of 25 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Hayneville Telephone CompanyFiber96%1,000/1,000
AT&TDSL8%10/1
T-MobileFixed wireless20%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 Benton’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Benton.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Benton 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.

Benton kids go to
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Benton is in Lowndes 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsBenton’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereLowndes County Absentee Elections ManagerElections here are run by Lowndes County (county election office). PO Box 876, Hayneville, Hayneville, AL 36040 · (334) 548-2252FVAP, Apr 2026
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyinfo.alabamavotes.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Benton is in ZIP code 36785

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BentonZIP’s residents in Benton
36785Tyler, AL100%4%
Area code334Wikidata

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.

Nearest emergency roomVaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway Campus16.2 miles awayGet a library cardWhite Hall Public Library640 Freedom Road · (334) 874-7323

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Benton

Who provides electricity in Benton?

Pioneer Electric Coop (Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL)), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Benton?

Hayneville Telephone Company, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Benton?

36785. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Benton in?

Lowndes County School District.

How do I register to vote in Benton?

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 Lowndes 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.

  • 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.