Photo: Public domain · Public domainLiving in Fayette, AL: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Fayette comes from Fayette Co., Water Coord. & F. P. A., which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Fayette has its own library, Fayette County Memorial Library, at 326 Temple Avenue North.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fayette, 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 Fayette.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fayette. Its homes paid an average of 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $202 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 Fayette Co., Water Coord. & F. P. A.
Fayette Co., Water Coord. & F. P. A. supplies Fayette: about 52% of residents live in its service area. About 48% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Town of Berry and Fayette Water Works Board and Guin Water & Sewer Board and Carrolls Creek, Water Authority as sellers) and serves 4,386 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. AL0000594.
4 home internet providers serve Fayette
100% of 1,931 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Fiber | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 81% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 47% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Fayette
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fayette, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check fayetteal.org →
From fayetteal.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-12-05T19:53:02+00:00. 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.
Fayette is in Fayette 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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Fayette is in ZIP code 35555
ZIP codes where Fayette residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fayette | ZIP’s residents in Fayette |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35555 | Fayette, AL | 100% | 46% |
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 Fayette
Who supplies Fayette’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fayette Co., Water Coord. & F. P. A. (EPA ID AL0000594). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fayette?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fayette?
Freedom Fiber, Spectrum, Brightspeed, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fayette?
35555. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fayette in?
Fayette County School District.
How do I register to vote in Fayette?
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 Fayette 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: Fayette’s own website (fayetteal.org), 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.