Living in Margaret, AL: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Margaret goes to 35120 (85% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Windstream Alabama and Hargray Communications both wire most of Margaret; 53% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Margaret, 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 Margaret.
Water comes from Margaret Water Works
Margaret Water Works supplies Margaret: about 84% of residents live in its service area. About 16% 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 Trussville, Ub of the and Odenville Utilities Board as sellers) and serves 6,336 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. AL0001199.
5 home internet providers serve Margaret
97% of 2,483 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Alabama | Fiber, DSL | 88% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Hargray Communications | Cable | 63% | 1,000/50 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 41% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 29% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 23% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Margaret’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Margaret.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Margaret is in St. Clair 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.
Margaret spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Margaret residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Margaret | ZIP’s residents in Margaret |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35120 | Odenville, AL | 85% | 27% |
| 35112 | Margaret, AL | 8% | 95% |
| 35004 | Moody, AL | 7% | 3% |
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 Margaret
Who supplies Margaret’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Margaret Water Works (EPA ID AL0001199). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Margaret?
Windstream Alabama, Hargray Communications, Spectrum, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Margaret?
35120 (85%), 35112 (8%), 35004 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Margaret in?
St. Clair County School District.
How do I register to vote in Margaret?
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 St. Clair 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.
- 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.