Photo: Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Pell City, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Pell City comes from Coosa Valley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest ER is St. Vincent's St. Clair, 3.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pell City, 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 Pell City.
Power comes from Coosa Valley Electric Coop
Coosa Valley Electric Coop (Coosa Valley Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Pell City. 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 City of Pell City water system
The City of Pell City water system supplies Pell City: about 89% of residents live in its service area. About 11% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Coosa Valley Water Supply District as seller) and serves 17,586 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. AL0001204.
6 home internet providers serve Pell City
100% of 5,749 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hargray Communications | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 85% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Coosa Valley Technologies | Fiber | 25% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 39% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Pell City, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pell City, from the town’s own site.
Pell City Drop-off
417 19th Street South, Pell City, AL 35128
- Mon7 am–3:15 pm
- Tue7 am–3:15 pm
- Wed7 am–3:15 pm
- Thu7 am–3:15 pm
- Fri7 am–3:15 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Broken down cardboard boxes
- Aluminum cans
- Plastic (such as drink and detergent bottles)
- Mixed paper
From pellcity.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated September 1, 2022. 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.
Pell City is in Pell City 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.
Pell City spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pell City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pell City | ZIP’s residents in Pell City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35128 | Pell City, AL | 56% | 69% |
| 35125 | Pell City, AL | 39% | 47% |
| 35054 | Cropwell, AL | 5% | 17% |
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 Pell City
Who supplies Pell City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Pell City water system (EPA ID AL0001204). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pell City?
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 Pell City?
Hargray Communications, Brightspeed, Coosa Valley Technologies, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pell City?
35128 (56%), 35125 (39%), 35054 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pell City in?
Pell City City School District.
How do I register to vote in Pell City?
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 St. Clair 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: Pell City’s own website (pellcity.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.