Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Elkmont, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Elkmont comes from City of Athens, a municipal utility rather than a private company. Almost every address in Elkmont can get fiber (99%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elkmont, 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 Elkmont.
Power comes from City of Athens
City of Athens (City of Athens - (AL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Elkmont. Its homes paid an average of 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $152 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 Limestone County Water & Sewer Auth.
Limestone County Water & Sewer Auth. supplies almost all of Elkmont. It draws surface water (EPA lists City of Athens,the Water Works Bd of the and Huntsville Utilities Water Dept. and Madison County Water Department and Decatur, Municipal Ub of as sellers) and serves 90,900 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. That’s lower than 58% 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. AL0000833.
4 home internet providers serve Elkmont
100% of 246 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardmore Telephone Company | DSL, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 84% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 37% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Elkmont’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elkmont.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Elkmont is in Limestone 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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Elkmont is in ZIP code 35620
ZIP codes where Elkmont residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elkmont | ZIP’s residents in Elkmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35620 | Elkmont, AL | 100% | 4% |
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 Elkmont
Who supplies Elkmont’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Limestone County Water & Sewer Auth. (EPA ID AL0000833). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.9 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Elkmont?
City of Athens (City of Athens - (AL)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Elkmont?
Ardmore Telephone Company, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elkmont?
35620. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elkmont in?
Limestone County School District.
How do I register to vote in Elkmont?
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 Limestone 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.