Photo: Rivers A. Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Opelika, AL: what to set up and who to call
Opelika runs its own electric utility, City of Opelika; its homes paid 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025. Opelika Public Library, 0.9 miles away, is the closest library to Opelika.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Opelika, 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 Opelika.
Power comes from City of Opelika
City of Opelika (City of Opelika - (AL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Opelika. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $133 a month (its average across Alabama).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Opelika, Ww Bd. of the water system
The City of Opelika, Ww Bd. of the water system supplies almost all of Opelika. It draws surface water and serves 56,520 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 62% 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. AL0000816.
6 home internet providers serve Opelika
100% of 13,757 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Broadband | Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 85% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 77% | 5,000/5,000 |
| WOW! | Cable | 3% | 1,200/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Opelika
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Opelika, from the town’s own site.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Aluminum cans
- Cardboard
- Newspaper, magazines and other mixed paper
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check opelika-al.gov →
From opelika-al.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2025. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Opelika is in Opelika City 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Opelika spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Opelika residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Opelika | ZIP’s residents in Opelika |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36801 | Opelika, AL | 78% | 98% |
| 36804 | Opelika, AL | 22% | 33% |
A few homes fall in 36852. 36802, 36803 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Opelika
Who supplies Opelika’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Opelika, Ww Bd. of the water system (EPA ID AL0000816). 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 0.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Opelika?
City of Opelika (City of Opelika - (AL)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Opelika?
Point Broadband, Spectrum, AT&T, WOW!, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Opelika?
36801 (78%), 36804 (22%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Opelika in?
Opelika City School District.
How do I register to vote in Opelika?
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 Lee 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: Opelika’s own website (opelika-al.gov), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.