Ernest Baxter Fite House · Photo: Rich Bailey · Public domainLiving in Hamilton, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Hamilton comes from Tombigbee Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Marion Regional Medical Center, 1.9 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hamilton, 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 Hamilton.
Power comes from Tombigbee Electric Coop
Tombigbee Electric Coop (Tombigbee Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hamilton.
Start or move service: tombigbee.org · (205) 468-3325
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hamilton Water & Wastewater Department
Hamilton Water & Wastewater Department supplies Hamilton: about 81% of residents live in its service area. About 19% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 10,500 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. The highest in five years was 1.2 ppb. 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. AL0000926.
6 home internet providers serve Hamilton
100% of 2,931 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 80% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 51% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 58% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 37% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 17% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hamilton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hamilton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hamilton is in Marion County School District.
BSchool 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.
Hamilton is in ZIP code 35570
ZIP codes where Hamilton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hamilton | ZIP’s residents in Hamilton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35570 | Hamilton, AL | 100% | 65% |
A few homes fall in 35563.
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 Hamilton
Who supplies Hamilton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hamilton Water & Wastewater Department (EPA ID AL0000926). 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 Hamilton?
Tombigbee Electric Coop (Tombigbee Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Hamilton?
Freedom Fiber, Spectrum, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hamilton?
35570. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hamilton in?
Marion County School District.
How do I register to vote in Hamilton?
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 Marion 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.