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The Redstone Arsenal handbook

Living in Redstone Arsenal, AL: what to set up and who to call

Redstone Arsenal has no town government of its own, so Madison County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Madison County School District. Power in Redstone Arsenal comes from City of Huntsville, a municipal utility rather than a private company.

Redstone Arsenal has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Madison County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Redstone Arsenal’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Redstone Arsenal.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Huntsville

City of Huntsville (City of Huntsville - (AL)), a municipal utility, serves all of Redstone Arsenal. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Huntsville Utilities Water Dept.

Huntsville Utilities Water Dept. supplies almost all of Redstone Arsenal. It draws surface water (EPA lists Limestone County Water & Sewer Auth. as seller) and serves 310,107 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AL0000882.

Internet

Which providers serve Redstone Arsenal

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Redstone Arsenal, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Redstone Arsenal’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Redstone Arsenal.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileRedstone Arsenal has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Redstone Arsenal kids go to
PK–515 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your address

Redstone Arsenal is in Madison 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

No town hall: the county runs things

Redstone Arsenal is unincorporated, so Madison County is the local government.

Local governmentMadison CountyRedstone Arsenal is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereMadison County Absentee Elections ManagerElections here are run by Madison County (county election office). 1918 North Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, AL 35801 · (256) 532-3684FVAP, Apr 2026
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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Redstone Arsenal is in ZIP code 35808

ZIP codes where Redstone Arsenal residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Redstone ArsenalZIP’s residents in Redstone Arsenal
35808Huntsville, AL100%97%

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.

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

Questions about living in Redstone Arsenal

Who supplies Redstone Arsenal’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Huntsville Utilities Water Dept. (EPA ID AL0000882). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Redstone Arsenal?

City of Huntsville (City of Huntsville - (AL)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Redstone Arsenal?

35808. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Redstone Arsenal in?

Madison County School District.

How do I register to vote in Redstone Arsenal?

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): pending.