Living in Owens Cross Roads, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Owens Cross Roads comes from City of Huntsville, a municipal utility rather than a private company. Public schools here are run by Madison County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Owens Cross Roads, 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 Owens Cross Roads.
Power comes from City of Huntsville
City of Huntsville (City of Huntsville - (AL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Owens Cross Roads. Its homes paid an average of 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $144 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 Owens Crossroads Water Authority
Owens Crossroads Water Authority supplies Owens Cross Roads: about 80% of residents live in its service area. About 19% 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 Huntsville Utilities Water Dept. as seller) and serves 13,569 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 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 55% 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. AL0000897.
5 home internet providers serve Owens Cross Roads
100% of 1,222 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHTC | Fiber | 100% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 82% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 58% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 79% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Owens Cross Roads’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Owens Cross Roads.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Owens Cross Roads is in Madison County School District.
A−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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Owens Cross Roads is in ZIP code 35763
ZIP codes where Owens Cross Roads residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Owens Cross Roads | ZIP’s residents in Owens Cross Roads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35763 | Owens Cross Roads, AL | 100% | 12% |
A few homes fall in 35760.
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 Owens Cross Roads
Who supplies Owens Cross Roads’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Owens Crossroads Water Authority (EPA ID AL0000897). 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 1.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Owens Cross Roads?
City of Huntsville (City of Huntsville - (AL)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Owens Cross Roads?
NHTC, Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Owens Cross Roads?
35763. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Owens Cross Roads in?
Madison County School District.
How do I register to vote in Owens Cross Roads?
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 Madison 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.