Joseph Wheeler Plantation · Photo: Alex Bush, Photographer · Public domainLiving in North Courtland, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in North Courtland comes from Joe Wheeler Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus, 19.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Courtland, 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 North Courtland.
Power comes from Joe Wheeler Elec Member
Joe Wheeler Elec Member (Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of North Courtland. Its homes paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $210 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: jwemc.coop · (256) 552-2300
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from West Lawrence Water Coop
West Lawrence Water Coop supplies almost all of North Courtland. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Russellville Water Works and Sewer Board and Moulton Water Works Board and West Morgan-East Lawrence W&s Authority as sellers) and serves 15,669 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 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. AL0000801.
Which providers serve North Courtland
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in North Courtland, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have North Courtland’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in North Courtland.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
North Courtland is in Lawrence 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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
North Courtland is in ZIP code 35618
ZIP codes where North Courtland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Courtland | ZIP’s residents in North Courtland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35618 | Courtland, AL | 100% | 28% |
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 North Courtland
Who supplies North Courtland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
West Lawrence Water Coop (EPA ID AL0000801). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Courtland?
Joe Wheeler Elec Member (Joe Wheeler Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in North Courtland?
35618. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Courtland in?
Lawrence County School District.
How do I register to vote in North Courtland?
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 Lawrence 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): pending.