Foley Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase) · Photo: Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Foley, AL: what to set up and who to call
Foley runs its own electric utility, Foley Board of Utilities; its homes paid 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025. Almost every address in Foley can get fiber (96%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Foley, 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 Foley.
Power comes from Foley Board of Utilities
Foley Board of Utilities (Foley Board of Utilities), a municipal utility, serves 84.2% of Foley residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $165 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 City of Foley, Utilities Board of the
City of Foley, Utilities Board of the supplies Foley: about 67% of residents live in its service area. About 33% 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 Perdido Bay Water Sewer & Fpd as seller) and serves 50,919 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 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. AL0000036.
7 home internet providers serve Foley
99% of 9,884 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Broadband | Fiber | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| C Spire | Fiber | 71% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 51% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 7% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 27% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Foley
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Foley, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityoffoley.org →
From cityoffoley.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-01-26, 2026-10-16. 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.
Foley 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.
Foley is in ZIP code 36535
ZIP codes where Foley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Foley | ZIP’s residents in Foley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36535 | Foley, AL | 99% | 57% |
A few homes fall in 36530, 36542, 36580. 36536 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 Foley
Who supplies Foley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Foley, Utilities Board of the (EPA ID AL0000036). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Foley?
Foley Board of Utilities (Foley Board of Utilities), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 14.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Foley?
Point Broadband, C Spire, Brightspeed, Mediacom Xtream, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Foley?
36535. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Foley in?
Baldwin County School District.
How do I register to vote in Foley?
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: Foley’s own website (cityoffoley.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.