Janney Furnace · Photo: dofftoubab · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Ohatchee, AL: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Ohatchee comes from Ohatchee 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 Ohatchee comes from Coosa Valley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ohatchee, 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 Ohatchee.
Power comes from Coosa Valley Electric Coop
Coosa Valley Electric Coop (Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Ohatchee. Its homes paid an average of 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $204 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: coosavalleyec.com · (256) 362-4180
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ohatchee Water System
Ohatchee Water System supplies Ohatchee: about 79% of residents live in its service area. About 21% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Calhoun County Water Authority as seller) and serves 1,680 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. AL0000161.
5 home internet providers serve Ohatchee
100% of 627 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 13% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| Coosa Valley Technologies | Fiber | 15% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 11% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 56% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ohatchee’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ohatchee.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ohatchee is in Calhoun County School District.
BSchool 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 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ohatchee is in ZIP code 36271
ZIP codes where Ohatchee residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ohatchee | ZIP’s residents in Ohatchee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36271 | Ohatchee, AL | 100% | 19% |
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 Ohatchee
Who supplies Ohatchee’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ohatchee Water System (EPA ID AL0000161). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ohatchee?
Coosa Valley Electric Coop (Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ohatchee?
Sparklight, Coosa Valley Technologies, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ohatchee?
36271. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ohatchee in?
Calhoun County School District.
How do I register to vote in Ohatchee?
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 Calhoun 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.