Photo: Wmr36104 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Geneva, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Geneva comes from Wiregrass Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Geneva - Emma Knox Kenan Library, 0.8 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Geneva, 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 Geneva.
Power comes from Wiregrass Electric Coop
Wiregrass Electric Coop (Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Geneva. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $194 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: wiregrass.coop · (334) 588-2223
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Geneva, the Ww & Sb of the water system
The City of Geneva, the Ww & Sb of the water system supplies Geneva: about 86% of residents live in its service area. About 14% 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 Town of Black and City of Hartford and Samson Water Works and North Geneva County Water Authority as sellers) and serves 9,600 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.5 ppb. That’s higher than 74% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AL0000622.
6 home internet providers serve Geneva
94% of 2,087 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 77% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 57% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 30% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/3 |
| Rapid Wireless | Fixed wireless | 15% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Geneva depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Geneva, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
City yard on Clark Street (white goods drop-off)
- Mon8 am–3:30 pm
- Tue8 am–3:30 pm
- Wed8 am–3:30 pm
- Thu8 am–3:30 pm
- Fri8 am–3:30 pm
From genevaal.gov, 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.
Geneva is in Geneva City School District.
ASchool 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.
Geneva is in ZIP code 36340
ZIP codes where Geneva residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Geneva | ZIP’s residents in Geneva |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36340 | Geneva, AL | 100% | 82% |
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 Geneva
Who supplies Geneva’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Geneva, the Ww & Sb of the water system (EPA ID AL0000622). 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 2.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Geneva?
Wiregrass Electric Coop (Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Geneva?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Rapid Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Geneva?
36340. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Geneva in?
Geneva City School District.
How do I register to vote in Geneva?
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 Geneva 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: Geneva’s own website (genevaal.gov), 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.