Living in Opp, AL: what to set up and who to call
Opp runs its own electric utility, City of Opp. Opp City School District runs the public schools in Opp.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Opp, 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 Opp.
Power comes from City of Opp
City of Opp (City of Opp - (AL)), a municipal utility, serves 71.0% of Opp residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Opp Utilities Board
Opp Utilities Board supplies Opp: about 80% of residents live in its service area. About 20% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 10,266 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. AL0000375.
4 home internet providers serve Opp
98% of 3,259 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 76% | 2,000/2,000 |
| BuzzBroadband | Fiber | 12% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Opp is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Opp, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed or Fri)Find your street’s day on cityofopp.com →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
City of Opp Construction and Demolition Landfill
- Mon7 am–4 pm
- Tue7 am–4 pm
- Wed7 am–4 pm
- Thu7 am–4 pm
- Fri7 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–11 am
From cityofopp.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Opp is in Opp 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Opp is in ZIP code 36467
ZIP codes where Opp residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Opp | ZIP’s residents in Opp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36467 | Opp, AL | 100% | 67% |
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 Opp
Who supplies Opp’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Opp Utilities Board (EPA ID AL0000375). 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 3.3 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Opp?
City of Opp (City of Opp - (AL)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Opp?
Mediacom Xtream, Brightspeed, BuzzBroadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Opp?
36467. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Opp in?
Opp City School District.
How do I register to vote in Opp?
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 Covington 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: Opp’s own website (cityofopp.com), read Oct 21, 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.