Living in Kinston, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Kinston comes from Covington Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in Kinston attend Coffee County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kinston, 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 Kinston.
Power comes from Covington Electric Coop
Covington Electric Coop (Covington Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 52.9% of Kinston residents. Its homes paid an average of 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $200 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: covington.coop · (334) 222-4121
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Kinston water system
The Town of Kinston water system supplies Kinston: about 60% of residents live in its service area. About 40% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Covington County Water Authority and Opp Utilities Board as sellers) and serves 2,415 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. AL0000299.
6 home internet providers serve Kinston
100% of 338 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BuzzBroadband | Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 87% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 54% | 40/3 |
| Troy Cablevision | Fiber | 7% | 10,000/10,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 13% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Kinston’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kinston.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Kinston is in Coffee 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 Apr 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Kinston spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Kinston residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kinston | ZIP’s residents in Kinston |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36453 | Kinston, AL | 98% | 26% |
| 36467 | Opp, AL | 2% | 0% |
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 Kinston
Who supplies Kinston’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Kinston water system (EPA ID AL0000299). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kinston?
Covington Electric Coop (Covington Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Kinston?
BuzzBroadband, Mediacom Xtream, Brightspeed, Troy Cablevision, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Kinston?
36453 (98%), 36467 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kinston in?
Coffee County School District.
How do I register to vote in Kinston?
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 Coffee 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.