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The Pine Ridge handbook

Living in Pine Ridge, AL: what to set up and who to call

Power in Pine Ridge comes from Sand Mountain Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to Pine Ridge is Fort Payne Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

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 Pine Ridge, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerSand Mountain Electric Coopcooperative utility · 13.6¢/kWhMore →Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offFort Payne Recycling Center, 4 miMore →SchoolDeKalb County School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code35968Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Pine Ridge.

Electricity

Power comes from Sand Mountain Electric Coop

Sand Mountain Electric Coop (Sand Mountain Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Pine Ridge. Its homes paid an average of 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $162 a month (its average across Alabama).

Start or move service: smec.coop · (256) 638-2153

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Pine Ridge

99% of 102 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable94%1,000/1,000
Farmers Telecommunications CorporationFiber77%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless82%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless76%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless45%25/6
Killians ElectronicsFixed wireless34%25/10

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pine Ridge.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.5 mi from the center of Pine Ridge

Fort Payne Recycling Center

This isn’t Pine Ridge’s own facility. Whether Pine Ridge residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Pine Ridge kids go to
PK–1210 schoolsDepends on your address

Pine Ridge is in DeKalb 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsPine Ridge’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereDeKalb County Circuit ClerkElections here are run by DeKalb County (county election office). PO Box 681149, Fort Payne, Fort Payne, AL 35968 · (256) 845-8525 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2019
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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Pine Ridge is in ZIP code 35968

ZIP codes where Pine Ridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Pine RidgeZIP’s residents in Pine Ridge
35968Fort Payne, AL100%5%
Area code256Wikidata

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 roomDekalb Regional Medical Center1.7 miles awayGet a library cardFort Payne - Dekalb County Public Library504 Grand Avenue NW · (256) 845-2671

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

Questions about living in Pine Ridge

Who provides electricity in Pine Ridge?

Sand Mountain Electric Coop (Sand Mountain Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Pine Ridge?

Spectrum, Farmers Telecommunications Corporation, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Killians Electronics (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pine Ridge?

35968. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pine Ridge in?

DeKalb County School District.

How do I register to vote in Pine Ridge?

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 DeKalb 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: 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.