Living in Centre, AL: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Centre comes from Centre Water & Sewer Board, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Centre comes from Cherokee Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Centre, 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 Centre.
Power comes from Cherokee Electric Coop
Cherokee Electric Coop (Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Centre. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: cherokee-electric.org · (256) 927-5524
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Centre Water & Sewer Board
Centre Water & Sewer Board supplies Centre: 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 surface water and serves 7,050 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. AL0000188.
5 home internet providers serve Centre
89% of 1,718 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 87% | 1,000/50 |
| TDS Telecom | DSL, Fiber | 71% | 50/10 |
| Killians Electronics | Fixed wireless | 61% | 25/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 43% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Centre
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Centre, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check centreal.gov →
From centreal.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-02. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Centre is in Cherokee County School District.
BSchool gradeSee 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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Centre is in ZIP code 35960
ZIP codes where Centre residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Centre | ZIP’s residents in Centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35960 | Centre, AL | 100% | 36% |
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 Centre
Who supplies Centre’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Centre Water & Sewer Board (EPA ID AL0000188). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Centre?
Cherokee Electric Coop (Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Centre?
Spectrum, TDS Telecom, Killians Electronics, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Centre?
35960. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Centre in?
Cherokee County School District.
How do I register to vote in Centre?
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 Cherokee 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: Centre’s own website (centreal.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.