Living in Reeltown, AL: what to set up and who to call
Reeltown has no town government of its own, so Tallapoosa County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Tallapoosa County School District. The nearest library is Tallassee Community Public Library, 4.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Reeltown, 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 Reeltown.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Reeltown. Its homes paid an average of 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $202 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 Wall Street Water Authority
Wall Street Water Authority supplies Reeltown: about 12% of residents live in its service area. About 88% 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 Tallassee Water Works and Walnut Hill Water Authority as sellers) and serves 6,102 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.7 ppb. That’s lower than 64% 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. AL0001288.
3 home internet providers serve Reeltown
93% of 311 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 89% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 61% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 34% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Reeltown’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Reeltown.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Reeltown is in Tallapoosa 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Reeltown is unincorporated, so Tallapoosa County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Reeltown spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Reeltown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Reeltown | ZIP’s residents in Reeltown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36078 | Tallassee, AL | 50% | 3% |
| 36866 | Notasulga, AL | 50% | 10% |
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 Reeltown
Who supplies Reeltown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wall Street Water Authority (EPA ID AL0001288). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Reeltown?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Reeltown?
Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Reeltown?
36078 (50%), 36866 (50%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Reeltown in?
Tallapoosa County School District.
How do I register to vote in Reeltown?
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 Tallapoosa 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: 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.