Photo: Smalltownalabama · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Guntersville, AL: what to set up and who to call
Guntersville runs its own electric utility, Guntersville Electric Board; its homes paid 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025. Public schools here are run by Guntersville City School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Guntersville, 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 Guntersville.
Power comes from Guntersville Electric Board
Guntersville Electric Board (Guntersville Electric Board), a municipal utility, serves 92.9% of Guntersville residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 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 Guntersville Ww & Sb water system
The Guntersville Ww & Sb water system supplies Guntersville: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 13% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists City of Albertville, Municipal Ub of the as seller) and serves 13,374 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. AL0000943.
6 home internet providers serve Guntersville
99% of 3,769 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 58% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 90% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 67% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Farmers Telecommunications Corporation | Fiber | 25% | 1,000/1,000 |
| NAEC Fiber | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 60% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Guntersville
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Guntersville, from the town’s own site.
Guntersville Recycling Center
271 Avalon Way, Guntersville, AL 35976
- Mon8 am–3 pm
- Tue8 am–3 pm
- Wed8 am–3 pm
- Thu8 am–3 pm
- Fri8 am–3 pm
From guntersvilleal.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-19. 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.
Guntersville is in Guntersville City School District.
A−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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Guntersville spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Guntersville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Guntersville | ZIP’s residents in Guntersville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35976 | Guntersville, AL | 98% | 50% |
| 35950 | Albertville, AL | 1% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 35951.
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 Guntersville
Who supplies Guntersville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Guntersville Ww & Sb water system (EPA ID AL0000943). 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 Guntersville?
Guntersville Electric Board (Guntersville Electric Board), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Guntersville?
Spectrum, AT&T, Farmers Telecommunications Corporation, NAEC Fiber, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Guntersville?
35976 (98%), 35950 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Guntersville in?
Guntersville City School District.
How do I register to vote in Guntersville?
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 Marshall 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: Guntersville’s own website (guntersvilleal.org), 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.