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The Choccolocco handbook

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

Choccolocco has no town government of its own, so Calhoun County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Calhoun County School District. The nearest library is Anniston and Calhoun County Public Library (Anniston - Calhoun County Public Library), 7.0 miles away.

Choccolocco has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Calhoun County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Choccolocco’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Alabama Power

Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Choccolocco. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Calhoun County Water Authority

Calhoun County Water Authority supplies Choccolocco: about 67% of residents live in its service area. About 33% 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 Anniston Alabama, the Wwsb of the City O and Oxford Water Works & Sewer Board and Piedmont Utilities Board and Southside Water Works and Sewer Board as sellers) and serves 32,796 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, 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. AL0000131.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Choccolocco

99% of 1,182 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 32% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SparklightCable98%1,000/50
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless68%1,000/1,000
Coosa Valley TechnologiesFiber20%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless42%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless12%25/6

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Choccolocco’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Choccolocco.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileChoccolocco has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Choccolocco kids go to
PK–67 schoolsDepends on your address
7–128 schoolsDepends on your address

Choccolocco is in Calhoun 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Choccolocco is unincorporated, so Calhoun County is the local government.

Local governmentCalhoun CountyChoccolocco is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereCalhoun County Absentee Elections ManagerElections here are run by Calhoun County (county election office). 1702 Noble St., Suite 111, Anniston, Anniston, AL 36201 · (256) 241-2822FVAP, Sep 2024
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 Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Choccolocco is in ZIP code 36207

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ChoccoloccoZIP’s residents in Choccolocco
36207Anniston, AL100%15%

36254 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

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.

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

Questions about living in Choccolocco

Who supplies Choccolocco’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Calhoun County Water Authority (EPA ID AL0000131). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Choccolocco?

Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Choccolocco?

Sparklight, AT&T, Coosa Valley Technologies, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Choccolocco?

36207. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Choccolocco in?

Calhoun County School District.

How do I register to vote in Choccolocco?

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 Calhoun 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: 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.