Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Clay, AL: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Clay goes to 35126 (73% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Most homes in Clay have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clay, 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 Clay.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clay. 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 Central Alabama Water System
Central Alabama Water System supplies almost all of Clay. It draws surface water and serves 585,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AL0000738.
6 home internet providers serve Clay
99% of 4,209 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 91% | 5,000/5,000 |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 29% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 3% | 40/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Clay’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clay.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Clay (99%) is in Jefferson County School District.
CSchool 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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Clay spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Clay residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clay | ZIP’s residents in Clay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35126 | Pinson, AL | 73% | 35% |
| 35173 | Trussville, AL | 14% | 5% |
| 35215 | Birmingham, AL | 11% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 35146, 35235. 35048 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.
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 Clay
Who supplies Clay’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Central Alabama Water System (EPA ID AL0000738). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clay?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Clay?
Spectrum, AT&T, GoNetspeed, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clay?
35126 (73%), 35173 (14%), 35215 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clay in?
Jefferson County School District.
How do I register to vote in Clay?
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 Jefferson - Bessemer 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.