Tristram Bethea House · Photo: Altairisfar · Public domainLiving in Boykin, AL: what to set up and who to call
Wilcox County Water and Sewer District reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 80% of systems its size reported none. Boykin has no town government of its own, so Wilcox County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Wilcox County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Boykin, 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 Boykin.
Power comes from Pioneer Electric Coop
Pioneer Electric Coop (Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Boykin.
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.
Water comes from Wilcox County Water and Sewer District
Wilcox County Water and Sewer District supplies Boykin: about 22% of residents live in its service area. About 78% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists West Dallas Water Authority and Camden Water & Sewer Department and Pine Hill,town of and Butler County Water Authority as sellers) and serves 6,144 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Jan 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.3 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. AL0001371.
Which providers serve Boykin
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Boykin, 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.
We don’t have Boykin’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Boykin.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Boykin is in Wilcox 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Boykin is unincorporated, so Wilcox County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Boykin is in ZIP code 36723
ZIP codes where Boykin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Boykin | ZIP’s residents in Boykin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36723 | Boykin, AL | 100% | 95% |
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 Boykin
Who supplies Boykin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wilcox County Water and Sewer District (EPA ID AL0001371). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Boykin?
Pioneer Electric Coop (Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL)), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in Boykin?
36723. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Boykin in?
Wilcox County School District.
How do I register to vote in Boykin?
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 Wilcox 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.