Living in Emerald Mountain, AL: what to set up and who to call
Emerald Mountain has no town government of its own, so Elmore County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Elmore County School District. Power in Emerald Mountain comes from Central Alabama Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Emerald Mountain, 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 Emerald Mountain.
Power comes from Central Alabama Electric Coop
Central Alabama Electric Coop (Central Alabama Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Emerald Mountain. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $199 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: caec.coop · (334) 365-6762
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Central Elmore Water & Sewer Authority
Central Elmore Water & Sewer Authority supplies almost all of Emerald Mountain. It draws surface water (EPA lists City of Montgomery Ww&ssb and City of Alexander City as sellers) and serves 39,798 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 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 65% 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. AL0000547.
4 home internet providers serve Emerald Mountain
100% of 1,335 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Access | Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 82% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Emerald Mountain’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Emerald Mountain.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Emerald Mountain is in Elmore 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
Emerald Mountain is unincorporated, so Elmore County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Emerald Mountain spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Emerald Mountain residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Emerald Mountain | ZIP’s residents in Emerald Mountain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36093 | Wetumpka, AL | 99% | 27% |
| 36078 | Tallassee, AL | 1% | 0% |
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 Emerald Mountain
Who supplies Emerald Mountain’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Central Elmore Water & Sewer Authority (EPA ID AL0000547). 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 0.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Emerald Mountain?
Central Alabama Electric Coop (Central Alabama Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Emerald Mountain?
Central Access, Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Emerald Mountain?
36093 (99%), 36078 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Emerald Mountain in?
Elmore County School District.
How do I register to vote in Emerald Mountain?
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 Elmore 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.