Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lowndesboro, AL: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Lowndesboro comes from the Town of Lowndesboro water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Lowndesboro comes from Central Alabama Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lowndesboro, 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 Lowndesboro.
Power comes from Central Alabama Electric Coop
Central Alabama Electric Coop (Central Alabama Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lowndesboro. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $199 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: caec.coop · (334) 365-6762
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Lowndesboro water system
The Town of Lowndesboro water system supplies Lowndesboro: about 68% of residents live in its service area. About 32% 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 Pintlala Water System, Inc. as seller) and serves 1,128 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.1 ppb. 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. AL0000852.
3 home internet providers serve Lowndesboro
100% of 71 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayneville Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 30% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 20% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lowndesboro’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lowndesboro.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lowndesboro is in Lowndes 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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lowndesboro is in ZIP code 36752
ZIP codes where Lowndesboro residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lowndesboro | ZIP’s residents in Lowndesboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36752 | Lowndesboro, AL | 100% | 6% |
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 Lowndesboro
Who supplies Lowndesboro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Lowndesboro water system (EPA ID AL0000852). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lowndesboro?
Central Alabama Electric Coop (Central Alabama Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lowndesboro?
Hayneville Telephone Company, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lowndesboro?
36752. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lowndesboro in?
Lowndes County School District.
How do I register to vote in Lowndesboro?
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 Lowndes 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.