Old Jail · Photo: Mthunter58 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Gordo, AL: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Gordo comes from Gordo Water Gas & Sewer Board, 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. The ER is a drive from Gordo: the closest is DCH Regional Medical Center, 23.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gordo, 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 Gordo.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gordo. 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 Gordo Water Gas & Sewer Board
Gordo Water Gas & Sewer Board supplies almost all of Gordo. It draws ground water and serves 3,630 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 2024–Dec 2026, 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. AL0001105.
3 home internet providers serve Gordo
100% of 725 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 57% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 99% | 2,000/100 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 67% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gordo’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gordo.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gordo is in Pickens County School District.
CSchool 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.
Gordo is in ZIP code 35466
ZIP codes where Gordo residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gordo | ZIP’s residents in Gordo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35466 | Gordo, AL | 100% | 29% |
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 Gordo
Who supplies Gordo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Gordo Water Gas & Sewer Board (EPA ID AL0001105). 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 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gordo?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gordo?
Vyve Broadband, Brightspeed, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gordo?
35466. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gordo in?
Pickens County School District.
How do I register to vote in Gordo?
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 Pickens 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.