Living in Coats Bend, AL: what to set up and who to call
Coats Bend has no town government of its own, so Etowah County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Etowah County School District. For a library card, the closest branch is Hokes Bluff Public Library, 5.6 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Coats Bend, 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 Coats Bend.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Coats Bend. 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 Northeast Etowah County Water Co-Op
Northeast Etowah County Water Co-Op supplies Coats Bend: about 37% of residents live in its service area. About 63% 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 Gadsden, the Wwsb of the as seller) and serves 4,275 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 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. AL0000587.
5 home internet providers serve Coats Bend
88% of 619 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 86% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | DSL | 22% | 50/10 |
| Killians Electronics | Fixed wireless | 43% | 25/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Coats Bend’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Coats Bend.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Coats Bend is in Etowah County School District.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Coats Bend is unincorporated, so Etowah County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Coats Bend is in ZIP code 35901
ZIP codes where Coats Bend residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Coats Bend | ZIP’s residents in Coats Bend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35901 | Gadsden, AL | 100% | 7% |
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 Coats Bend
Who supplies Coats Bend’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Northeast Etowah County Water Co-Op (EPA ID AL0000587). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Coats Bend?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Coats Bend?
Xfinity, AT&T, Killians Electronics, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Coats Bend?
35901. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Coats Bend in?
Etowah County School District.
How do I register to vote in Coats Bend?
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 Etowah 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.