Living in Lincoln, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Lincoln comes from Coosa Valley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to Lincoln is Talladega Transfer Station, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lincoln, 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 Lincoln.
Power comes from Coosa Valley Electric Coop
Coosa Valley Electric Coop (Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lincoln. Its homes paid an average of 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $204 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: coosavalleyec.com · (256) 362-4180
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Lincoln water system
The City of Lincoln water system supplies Lincoln: about 62% of residents live in its service area. About 38% 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 Oxford Water Works & Sewer Board and City of Talladega Water & Sewer Board and Talladega County Commission as sellers) and serves 13,923 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. AL0001245.
6 home internet providers serve Lincoln
99% of 3,727 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa Valley Technologies | Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Hargray Communications | Cable | 92% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 21% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 10% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 29% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lincoln is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lincoln, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed or Thu)Look up your day on lincolnalabama.com
- Bulky itemsOnce a month
From lincolnalabama.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Lincoln is in Talladega 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.
Lincoln spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lincoln residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lincoln | ZIP’s residents in Lincoln |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35096 | Lincoln, AL | 85% | 70% |
| 35160 | Talladega, AL | 15% | 4% |
A few homes fall in 36260.
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 Lincoln
Who supplies Lincoln’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Lincoln water system (EPA ID AL0001245). 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 2.7 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lincoln?
Coosa Valley Electric Coop (Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lincoln?
Coosa Valley Technologies, Hargray Communications, Brightspeed, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lincoln?
35096 (85%), 35160 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lincoln in?
Talladega County School District.
How do I register to vote in Lincoln?
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 Talladega 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: Lincoln’s own website (lincolnalabama.com), 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.