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The Leesburg handbook

Living in Leesburg, AL: what to set up and who to call

Power in Leesburg comes from Cherokee Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Public schools here are run by Cherokee County School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Leesburg, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Leesburg.

Electricity

Power comes from Cherokee Electric Coop

Cherokee Electric Coop (Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Leesburg. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Alabama).

Start or move service: cherokee-electric.org · (256) 927-5524

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Cherokee County Water & Sewer Authority

Cherokee County Water & Sewer Authority supplies Leesburg: about 34% of residents live in its service area. About 66% 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 Calhoun County Water Authority and Piedmont Utilities Board and Centre Water & Sewer Board as sellers) and serves 11,013 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. AL0000189.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Leesburg

95% of 592 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityFiber96%2,000/2,000
TDS TelecomDSL78%50/10
Killians ElectronicsFixed wireless90%25/10
T-MobileFixed wireless14%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Leesburg’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Leesburg.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Leesburg or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Leesburg kids go to
PK–125 schoolsDepends on your address

Leesburg is in Cherokee 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Leesburg is in ZIP code 35983

ZIP codes where Leesburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of LeesburgZIP’s residents in Leesburg
35983Leesburg, AL100%26%
Area code256Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Leesburg

Who supplies Leesburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Cherokee County Water & Sewer Authority (EPA ID AL0000189). 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 Leesburg?

Cherokee Electric Coop (Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Leesburg?

Xfinity, TDS Telecom, Killians Electronics, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Leesburg?

35983. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Leesburg in?

Cherokee County School District.

How do I register to vote in Leesburg?

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 Cherokee 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.