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The Fayetteville handbook

Living in Fayetteville, AL: what to set up and who to call

Fayetteville has no town government of its own, so Talladega County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Talladega County School District. Coosa Valley Medical Center, 10.9 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Fayetteville has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Talladega County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Fayetteville’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Fayetteville, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Fayetteville.

Electricity

Power comes from Alabama Power

Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fayetteville. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Fayetteville Water Authority

Fayetteville Water Authority supplies Fayetteville: about 46% of residents live in its service area. About 54% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 5,865 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. AL0001236.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Fayetteville

69% of 763 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
AT&TFiber, Fixed wireless, DSL49%5,000/5,000
Coosa Valley TechnologiesFiber49%1,000/1,000
Sylacauga Utilities BoardFiber10%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless16%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless8%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Fayetteville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fayetteville.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileFayetteville has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Fayetteville kids go to
PK–12Fayetteville High SchoolTalladega County School District

Fayetteville is in Talladega County School District.

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Fayetteville is unincorporated, so Talladega County is the local government.

Local governmentTalladega CountyFayetteville is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereTalladega County Circuit ClerkElections here are run by Talladega County (county election office). PO Box 6137, Talladega, Talladega, AL 35161 · 256-761-2102 x1208 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2019
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyinfo.alabamavotes.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Fayetteville spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Fayetteville residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of FayettevilleZIP’s residents in Fayetteville
35151Sylacauga, AL83%16%
35044Childersburg, AL17%3%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Fayetteville

Who supplies Fayetteville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Fayetteville Water Authority (EPA ID AL0001236). 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 Fayetteville?

Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Fayetteville?

AT&T, Coosa Valley Technologies, Sylacauga Utilities Board, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Fayetteville?

35151 (83%), 35044 (17%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fayetteville in?

Talladega County School District.

How do I register to vote in Fayetteville?

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 Talladega 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.