Grand Bay Historic District · Photo: Citizens36541 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Grand Bay, AL: what to set up and who to call
Grand Bay has no town government of its own, so Mobile County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Mobile County School District. Singing River Health System, 13 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Grand Bay, 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 Grand Bay.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Grand Bay. 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 Grand Bay Water Works Board
Grand Bay Water Works Board supplies Grand Bay: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 11,100 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 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. AL0000983.
5 home internet providers serve Grand Bay
92% of 1,519 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 90% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 21% | 40/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 56% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Grand Bay’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Grand Bay.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Grand Bay is in Mobile County School District.
C−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Grand Bay is unincorporated, so Mobile County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Grand Bay is in ZIP code 36541
ZIP codes where Grand Bay residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Grand Bay | ZIP’s residents in Grand Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36541 | Grand Bay, AL | 100% | 23% |
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 Grand Bay
Who supplies Grand Bay’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Grand Bay Water Works Board (EPA ID AL0000983). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Grand Bay?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Grand Bay?
Mediacom Xtream, Brightspeed, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Grand Bay?
36541. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Grand Bay in?
Mobile County School District.
How do I register to vote in Grand Bay?
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 Mobile County Absentee Elections Manager. 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.