Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Douglas, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Douglas comes from Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For emergencies, Douglas is closest to Marshall Medical Centers, 10.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Douglas, 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 Douglas.
Power comes from Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop
Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop (Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Douglas. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $166 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: mdec.org · (256) 593-4262
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Douglas Water Authority
Douglas Water Authority supplies Douglas: about 75% of residents live in its service area. About 25% 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 City of Albertville, Municipal Ub of the and Boaz Water & Sewer Board and Guntersville Ww & Sb as sellers) and serves 19,179 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 51% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AL0000940.
5 home internet providers serve Douglas
93% of 326 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 18% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 85% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 56% | 25/3 |
| Farmers Telecommunications Corporation | Fiber | 25% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 56% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Douglas’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Douglas.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Douglas is in Marshall County School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Douglas spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Douglas residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Douglas | ZIP’s residents in Douglas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35980 | Horton, AL | 83% | 12% |
| 35957 | Boaz, AL | 17% | 1% |
35964 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 Douglas
Who supplies Douglas’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Douglas Water Authority (EPA ID AL0000940). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Douglas?
Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop (Marshall-De Kalb Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Douglas?
Spectrum, AT&T, Farmers Telecommunications Corporation, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Douglas?
35980 (83%), 35957 (17%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Douglas in?
Marshall County School District.
How do I register to vote in Douglas?
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 Marshall 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.