Photo: Ken Ratcliff · CC BY 2.0Living in Lillian, AL: what to set up and who to call
Perdido Bay Water Sewer & Fpd reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×3. 83% of systems its size reported none. Lillian has no town government of its own, so Baldwin County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Baldwin County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lillian, 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 Lillian.
Power comes from Baldwin County El Member
Baldwin County El Member (Baldwin County El Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lillian. Its homes paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: baldwinemc.com · (251) 989-6247
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Perdido Bay Water Sewer & Fpd
Perdido Bay Water Sewer & Fpd supplies Lillian: about 77% of residents live in its service area. About 23% 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 City of Foley, Utilities Board of the as seller) and serves 12,765 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×3, the latest beginning Jul 2022. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.7 ppb. That’s higher than 65% 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. AL0001490.
6 home internet providers serve Lillian
99% of 777 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 56% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Point Broadband | Fiber | 55% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 28% | 80/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 59% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 9% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lillian’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lillian.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lillian is in Baldwin County School District.
B+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
Lillian is unincorporated, so Baldwin County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lillian is in ZIP code 36549
ZIP codes where Lillian residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lillian | ZIP’s residents in Lillian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36549 | Lillian, AL | 100% | 24% |
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 Lillian
Who supplies Lillian’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Perdido Bay Water Sewer & Fpd (EPA ID AL0001490). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×3. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lillian?
Baldwin County El Member (Baldwin County El Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lillian?
Mediacom Xtream, Point Broadband, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lillian?
36549. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lillian in?
Baldwin County School District.
How do I register to vote in Lillian?
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 Baldwin 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.