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Living in Perdido Beach, AL: what to set up and who to call

Power in Perdido Beach comes from Baldwin County El Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Children in Perdido Beach attend Baldwin County School District.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Perdido Beach, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerBaldwin County El Membercooperative utility · 14.2¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesMore →SchoolBaldwin County School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code36530Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Perdido Beach.

Electricity

Power comes from Baldwin County El Member

Baldwin County El Member (Baldwin County El Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Perdido 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.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Perdido Beach

99% of 427 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 54% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mediacom XtreamCable, Fiber98%1,000/50
BrightspeedFiber, DSL68%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless53%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless18%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Perdido Beach

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Perdido Beach, from the town’s own site.

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall Baldwin County Solid Waste to schedule pickup on a call-for-service basis; free if residential garbage account is current, otherwise bring items to the landfill and pay scale fees

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check townofperdidobeach.org →

From townofperdidobeach.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Perdido Beach kids go to
PK–625 schoolsDepends on your address
7–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your address

Perdido Beach is in Baldwin County School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official siteperdidobeachcommunity.comPerdido Beach’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsPerdido Beach’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereBaldwin County Circuit ClerkElections here are run by Baldwin County (county election office). 312 Courthouse Square, Ste 10, Bay Minette, Bay Minette, AL 36507 · (251) 937-0379FVAP, Sep 2021
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyinfo.alabamavotes.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Perdido Beach is in ZIP code 36530

ZIP codes where Perdido Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Perdido BeachZIP’s residents in Perdido Beach
36530Elberta, AL100%7%
Area code251Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomBaldwin Health11.8 miles awayGet a library cardOrange Beach Public Library26267 Canal Road · (251) 981-2923

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Perdido Beach

Who provides electricity in Perdido 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 Perdido Beach?

Mediacom Xtream, Brightspeed, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Perdido Beach?

36530. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Perdido Beach in?

Baldwin County School District.

How do I register to vote in Perdido 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.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: Perdido Beach’s own website (townofperdidobeach.org), 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.