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The Midfield handbook

Living in Midfield, AL: what to set up and who to call

All of Midfield gets its mail under one ZIP code, 35228. Spectrum and AT&T both wire most of Midfield; 69% of addresses can get fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Midfield, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Midfield.

Electricity

Power comes from Alabama Power

Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Midfield. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Bessemer Water Service

Bessemer Water Service supplies Midfield: about 57% of residents live in its service area. Central Alabama Water System serves another 43%. About 36% 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 Central Alabama Water System and City of Bessemer,gusc of the as sellers) and serves 86,091 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AL0000737.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Midfield

99% of 2,272 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 69% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber97%1,000/35
AT&TDSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless95%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless94%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless78%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Midfield’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Midfield.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Midfield kids go to
PK–4Midfield Elementary SchoolMidfield City School District
5–8Rutledge SchoolMidfield City School District
9–12Midfield High SchoolMidfield City School District

Midfield is in Midfield City School District.

DSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Midfield is in ZIP code 35228

ZIP codes where Midfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of MidfieldZIP’s residents in Midfield
35228Birmingham, AL100%55%

A few homes fall in 35064, 35221.

Area code205Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Midfield

Who supplies Midfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Bessemer Water Service (EPA ID AL0000737). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Midfield?

Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Midfield?

Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Midfield?

35228. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Midfield in?

Midfield City School District.

How do I register to vote in Midfield?

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 Jefferson - Bessemer 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.