Photo: SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Goodwater, AL: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for City of Goodwater Wtr Works & Sewer Bd. Power in Goodwater comes from Central Alabama Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Goodwater, 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 Goodwater.
Power comes from Central Alabama Electric Coop
Central Alabama Electric Coop (Central Alabama Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Goodwater. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $199 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: caec.coop · (334) 365-6762
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Goodwater Wtr Works & Sewer Bd
City of Goodwater Wtr Works & Sewer Bd supplies Goodwater: about 79% of residents live in its service area. About 21% 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 City of Alexander City as seller) and serves 2,550 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 55% 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. AL0000351.
3 home internet providers serve Goodwater
79% of 615 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 78% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 17% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Goodwater’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Goodwater.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Goodwater is in Coosa County School District.
D−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 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Goodwater is in ZIP code 35072
ZIP codes where Goodwater residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Goodwater | ZIP’s residents in Goodwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35072 | Goodwater, AL | 100% | 26% |
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 Goodwater
Who supplies Goodwater’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Goodwater Wtr Works & Sewer Bd (EPA ID AL0000351). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Goodwater?
Central Alabama Electric Coop (Central Alabama Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Goodwater?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Goodwater?
35072. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Goodwater in?
Coosa County School District.
How do I register to vote in Goodwater?
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 Coosa County Judge of Probate. 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.