Chickasaw Shipyard Village Historic District · Photo: Cecouchman · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Chickasaw, AL: what to set up and who to call
Prichard Water Works Board reported 8 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×8. 83% of systems its size reported none. The nearest library is Chickasaw - Ina Pullen Smallwood Memorial Library, 0.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chickasaw, 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 Chickasaw.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chickasaw. 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.
Water comes from Prichard Water Works Board
Prichard Water Works Board supplies Chickasaw: about 84% of residents live in its service area. Saraland, Bd of W&s Commissioners serves another 14%. About 4% 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 City of Mobile, Bd. of W&s Comm. of the as seller) and serves 29,190 people in all.
8 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×8, the latest beginning Jan 2026. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. AL0001015.
4 home internet providers serve Chickasaw
100% of 2,708 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 99% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 4% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Chickasaw depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Chickasaw, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup map
From cityofchickasaw.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025, 2025-01-01, 2026, 2026-09-15, 2026-10-19, January 1, 2025. 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.
Chickasaw is in Chickasaw City School District.
D−School 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 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Chickasaw is in ZIP code 36611
ZIP codes where Chickasaw residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chickasaw | ZIP’s residents in Chickasaw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36611 | Mobile, AL | 100% | 100% |
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 Chickasaw
Who supplies Chickasaw’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Prichard Water Works Board (EPA ID AL0001015). It reported 8 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×8. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chickasaw?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Chickasaw?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chickasaw?
36611. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chickasaw in?
Chickasaw City School District.
How do I register to vote in Chickasaw?
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 Mobile 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.
- 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: Chickasaw’s own website (cityofchickasaw.org), 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.