Photo: Tails Wx · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Carolina, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Carolina comes from Covington Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Almost every address in Carolina can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Carolina, 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 Carolina.
Power comes from Covington Electric Coop
Covington Electric Coop (Covington Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Carolina. Its homes paid an average of 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $200 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: covington.coop · (334) 222-4121
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Covington County Water Authority
Covington County Water Authority supplies Carolina: about 88% of residents live in its service area. About 12% 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 Andalusia, Utilities Board of and Lockhart Water Works and Opp Utilities Board and Red Level Water Works and Butler County Water Authority as sellers) and serves 13,224 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 72% 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. AL0000361.
3 home internet providers serve Carolina
100% of 132 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BuzzBroadband | Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 94% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 2% | 80/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Carolina’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Carolina.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Carolina is in Covington 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Carolina is in ZIP code 36420
ZIP codes where Carolina residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Carolina | ZIP’s residents in Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36420 | Andalusia, AL | 100% | 3% |
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 Carolina
Who supplies Carolina’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Covington County Water Authority (EPA ID AL0000361). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Carolina?
Covington Electric Coop (Covington Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Carolina?
BuzzBroadband, Mediacom Xtream, Brightspeed (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Carolina?
36420. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Carolina in?
Covington County School District.
How do I register to vote in Carolina?
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 Covington 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.