Living in McKenzie, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in McKenzie comes from Pioneer Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Evergreen Medical Center, 15 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McKenzie, 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 McKenzie.
Power comes from Pioneer Electric Coop
Pioneer Electric Coop (Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL)), a cooperative utility, serves 97.0% of McKenzie residents.
Start or move service: pioneerelectric.com · (334) 382-6636
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mckenzie Water Board
Mckenzie Water Board supplies McKenzie: 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 draws ground water (EPA lists Butler County Water Authority as seller) and serves 1,170 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. AL0000128.
6 home internet providers serve McKenzie
93% of 237 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayneville Telephone Company | DSL, Fiber | 96% | 10/1 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 85% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 40% | 40/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 71% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 14% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have McKenzie’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in McKenzie.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of McKenzie (91%) is in Butler County School District; parts are in Conecuh County School District (9%).
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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
McKenzie is in ZIP code 36456
ZIP codes where McKenzie residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McKenzie | ZIP’s residents in McKenzie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36456 | Mc Kenzie, AL | 100% | 27% |
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 McKenzie
Who supplies McKenzie’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mckenzie Water Board (EPA ID AL0000128). 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 3.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McKenzie?
Pioneer Electric Coop (Pioneer Electric Coop, Inc - (AL)), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve McKenzie?
Hayneville Telephone Company, Mediacom Xtream, Brightspeed, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in McKenzie?
36456. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McKenzie in?
Butler County School District. Parts of the city are in Conecuh County School District.
How do I register to vote in McKenzie?
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 Butler 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.