Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Clio, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Clio comes from Pea River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For an emergency, Dale Medical Center is the closest ER, 17.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clio, 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 Clio.
Power comes from Pea River Electric Coop
Pea River Electric Coop (Pea River Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Clio. Its homes paid an average of 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $201 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: peariver.com · (334) 774-2545
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Clio Water Works
Clio Water Works supplies Clio: about 60% of residents live in its service area. About 40% 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 Town of Louisville Water Works and Town of Ariton Water Works Board as sellers) and serves 2,832 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2017–Dec 2019, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2019: EPA has no newer result for this system. 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. AL0000083.
6 home internet providers serve Clio
100% of 498 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pea River Broadband | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 83% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 38% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 68% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Clio’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clio.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Clio is in Barbour County 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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Clio is in ZIP code 36017
ZIP codes where Clio residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clio | ZIP’s residents in Clio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36017 | Clio, AL | 100% | 40% |
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 Clio
Who supplies Clio’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Clio Water Works (EPA ID AL0000083). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2017–Dec 2019), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clio?
Pea River Electric Coop (Pea River Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Clio?
Pea River Broadband, Spectrum, Brightspeed, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clio?
36017. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clio in?
Barbour County School District.
How do I register to vote in Clio?
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 Barbour 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.