Photo: Crimson Pictures · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Orange Beach, AL: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Tuesdays and Fridays in Orange Beach. Power in Orange Beach comes from Baldwin County El Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Orange Beach, 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 Orange Beach.
Power comes from Baldwin County El Member
Baldwin County El Member (Baldwin County El Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Orange Beach. Its homes paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $160 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: baldwinemc.com · (251) 989-6247
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Orange Beach Water Sewer and F.p.a.
Orange Beach Water Sewer and F.p.a. supplies Orange Beach: about 85% of residents live in its service area. About 15% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Ecua) as seller) and serves 17,796 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. 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. AL0000053.
7 home internet providers serve Orange Beach
96% of 5,569 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/50 |
| Point Broadband | Fiber | 69% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 32% | 100/20 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 31% | 940/940 |
| C Spire | Fiber | 29% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Orange Beach is Tuesday and Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Orange Beach, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Wed · which week: orangebeachal.gov
Accepted at the curb
- Newspaper and newspaper inserts
- Magazines and catalogs
- Junk mail and envelopes
- Office and school papers
- Boxboard (cereal, cake, and cracker boxes)
- Brown paper bags
- Tin and steel cans
- Plastic milk jugs
From orangebeachal.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
Orange Beach is in Orange Beach City School District.
ASchool 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.
Orange Beach spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Orange Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Orange Beach | ZIP’s residents in Orange Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36561 | Orange Beach, AL | 99% | 87% |
| 36530 | Elberta, AL | 1% | 1% |
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 Orange Beach
Who supplies Orange Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Orange Beach Water Sewer and F.p.a. (EPA ID AL0000053). 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 Orange Beach?
Baldwin County El Member (Baldwin County El Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Orange Beach?
Mediacom Xtream, Point Broadband, AT&T, Brightspeed, C Spire, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Orange Beach?
36561 (99%), 36530 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Orange Beach in?
Orange Beach City School District.
How do I register to vote in Orange Beach?
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 Baldwin 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: Orange Beach’s own website (orangebeachal.gov), 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.