Living in Eldridge, AL: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Eldridge comes from Town of Eldridge Water System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Eldridge comes from Tombigbee Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Eldridge, 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 Eldridge.
Power comes from Tombigbee Electric Coop
Tombigbee Electric Coop (Tombigbee Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Eldridge.
Start or move service: tombigbee.org · (205) 468-3325
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Eldridge Water System
Town of Eldridge Water System supplies Eldridge: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% 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 Lynn Water Works as seller) and serves 1,674 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 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. AL0001380.
3 home internet providers serve Eldridge
64% of 72 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 67% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Eldridge’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Eldridge.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Eldridge is in Walker 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.
Eldridge is in ZIP code 35554
ZIP codes where Eldridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Eldridge | ZIP’s residents in Eldridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35554 | Eldridge, AL | 100% | 12% |
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 Eldridge
Who supplies Eldridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Town of Eldridge Water System (EPA ID AL0001380). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Eldridge?
Tombigbee Electric Coop (Tombigbee Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Eldridge?
Spectrum, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Eldridge?
35554. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Eldridge in?
Walker County School District.
How do I register to vote in Eldridge?
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 Walker 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.