Photo: The Bushranger · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Gordon, AL: what to set up and who to call
The Town of Gordon water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 11.8 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Gordon comes from Wiregrass Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gordon, 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 Gordon.
Power comes from Wiregrass Electric Coop
Wiregrass Electric Coop (Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Gordon. 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 Town of Gordon water system
The Town of Gordon water system supplies Gordon: about 55% of residents live in its service area. About 45% 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 414 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 11.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. AL0000685.
2 home internet providers serve Gordon
72% of 169 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOW! | Fiber, DSL, Cable | 76% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gordon’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gordon.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gordon is in Houston County School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Gordon spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Gordon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gordon | ZIP’s residents in Gordon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36343 | Gordon, AL | 93% | 19% |
| 36370 | Pansey, AL | 7% | 2% |
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 Gordon
Who supplies Gordon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Gordon water system (EPA ID AL0000685). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 11.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gordon?
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 Gordon?
WOW!, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gordon?
36343 (93%), 36370 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gordon in?
Houston County School District.
How do I register to vote in Gordon?
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 Houston 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.