Henry Stuart House · Photo: Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Fairhope, AL: what to set up and who to call
Fairhope runs its own electric utility, City of Fairhope. Baldwin County School District runs the public schools in Fairhope.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fairhope, 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 Fairhope.
Power comes from City of Fairhope
City of Fairhope (City of Fairhope - (AL)), a municipal utility, serves 87.2% of Fairhope residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Fairhope water system
The City of Fairhope water system supplies almost all of Fairhope. It draws ground water and serves 59,850 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 56% 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. AL0000035.
6 home internet providers serve Fairhope
100% of 9,962 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/50 |
| C Spire | Fiber | 23% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Point Broadband | Fiber | 9% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 68% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fairhope’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fairhope.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fairhope is in Baldwin 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fairhope is in ZIP code 36532
ZIP codes where Fairhope residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fairhope | ZIP’s residents in Fairhope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36532 | Fairhope, AL | 100% | 61% |
A few homes fall in 36559, 36526. 36533 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 Fairhope
Who supplies Fairhope’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Fairhope water system (EPA ID AL0000035). 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 1.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fairhope?
City of Fairhope (City of Fairhope - (AL)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Fairhope?
AT&T, Mediacom Xtream, C Spire, Point Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fairhope?
36532. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fairhope in?
Baldwin County School District.
How do I register to vote in Fairhope?
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 Baldwin 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.