Living in Locust Fork, AL: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Locust Fork comes from Pine Bluff Water Authority, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. The closest public drop-off to Locust Fork is Garbage & Recycling Convenience Center, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Locust Fork, 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 Locust Fork.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Locust Fork. Its homes paid an average of 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $202 a month (its average across Alabama).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pine Bluff Water Authority
Pine Bluff Water Authority supplies Locust Fork: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Oneonta, Ub of the and Central Alabama Water System and Blount County Water Authority as sellers) and serves 6,330 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. AL0000104.
2 home internet providers serve Locust Fork
75% of 513 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 51% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 89% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Locust Fork.
Garbage & Recycling Convenience Center
2390 Armstrong Loop, Hayden, AL, 35079
This isn’t Locust Fork’s own facility. Whether Locust Fork residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Locust Fork is in Blount 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Locust Fork spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Locust Fork residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Locust Fork | ZIP’s residents in Locust Fork |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35097 | Locust Fork, AL | 88% | 60% |
| 35133 | Remlap, AL | 5% | 1% |
| 35049 | Cleveland, AL | 4% | 1% |
| 35172 | Trafford, AL | 3% | 1% |
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 Locust Fork
Who supplies Locust Fork’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pine Bluff Water Authority (EPA ID AL0000104). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Locust Fork?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Locust Fork?
AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Locust Fork?
35097 (88%), 35133 (5%), 35049 (4%), 35172 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Locust Fork in?
Blount County School District.
How do I register to vote in Locust Fork?
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 Blount 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.