Living in River Falls, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in River Falls comes from Covington Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Fiber reaches 100% of addresses in River Falls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in River Falls, 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 River Falls.
Power comes from Covington Electric Coop
Covington Electric Coop (Covington Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of River Falls. Its homes paid an average of 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $200 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: covington.coop · (334) 222-4121
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from River Falls Water System
River Falls Water System supplies River Falls: about 48% of residents live in its service area. About 52% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Covington County Water Authority as seller) and serves 1,050 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. AL0000379.
5 home internet providers serve River Falls
100% of 298 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BuzzBroadband | Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable | 67% | 1,000/50 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber | 29% | 40/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 53% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 13% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have River Falls’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in River Falls.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
River Falls is in Covington 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.
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.
River Falls spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where River Falls residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of River Falls | ZIP’s residents in River Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36421 | Andalusia, AL | 46% | 2% |
| 36474 | Red Level, AL | 46% | 8% |
| 36476 | River Falls, AL | 8% | 100% |
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 River Falls
Who supplies River Falls’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
River Falls Water System (EPA ID AL0000379). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in River Falls?
Covington Electric Coop (Covington Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve River Falls?
BuzzBroadband, Mediacom Xtream, Brightspeed, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in River Falls?
36421 (46%), 36474 (46%), 36476 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is River Falls in?
Covington County School District.
How do I register to vote in River Falls?
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 Covington 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.