Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Eufaula, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Eufaula comes from Pea River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Medical Center Barbour, 2.2 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Eufaula, 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 Eufaula.
Power comes from Pea River Electric Coop
Pea River Electric Coop (Pea River Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 98.4% of Eufaula residents. Its homes paid an average of 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $201 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: peariver.com · (334) 774-2545
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Eufaula Water Works
Eufaula Water Works supplies Eufaula: about 76% of residents live in its service area. About 24% 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 Bakerhill Water Authority and Cowikee Water Authority as sellers) and serves 17,970 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.5 ppb. 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. AL0000085.
5 home internet providers serve Eufaula
91% of 5,554 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 14% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 84% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 53% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Pea River Broadband | Fiber | 7% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Eufaula
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Eufaula, from the town’s own site.
Eufaula Recycling Center
560 East Boundary Street, Eufaula, AL 36027
- Mon6 am–2:30 pm
- Tue6 am–2:30 pm
- Wed6 am–2:30 pm
- Thu6 am–2:30 pm
- Fri6 am–noon
Eufaula Recycling Center
560 East Boundary Street, Eufaula, AL 36027
From eufaulaalabama.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Eufaula is in Eufaula City School District.
C−School gradeSee 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 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Eufaula spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Eufaula residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Eufaula | ZIP’s residents in Eufaula |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36027 | Eufaula, AL | 98% | 81% |
| 36016 | Clayton, AL | 2% | 5% |
36072 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 Eufaula
Who supplies Eufaula’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Eufaula Water Works (EPA ID AL0000085). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Eufaula?
Pea River Electric Coop (Pea River Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Eufaula?
Spectrum, AT&T, Pea River Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Eufaula?
36027 (98%), 36016 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Eufaula in?
Eufaula City School District.
How do I register to vote in Eufaula?
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 Barbour County Absentee Elections Manager. 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: Eufaula’s own website (eufaulaalabama.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.