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The Rockford handbook

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

Lake Mitchell Water Incorporated has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.4 ppb, was higher than 92% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Rockford comes from Central Alabama Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Rockford, 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 Rockford.

Electricity

Power comes from Central Alabama Electric Coop

Central Alabama Electric Coop (Central Alabama Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Rockford. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $199 a month (its average across Alabama).

Start or move service: caec.coop · (334) 365-6762

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 Lake Mitchell Water Incorporated

Lake Mitchell Water Incorporated supplies Rockford: about 62% of residents live in its service area. About 38% 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 Rockford Utilities Board, Inc as seller) and serves 429 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile5.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 5.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 92% 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. AL0001799.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Rockford

87% of 229 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 11% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber79%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL47%40/3
Central AccessFiber13%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless3%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Rockford’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rockford.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Rockford kids go to
K–6Central Elementary SchoolCoosa County School District
7–12Central High SchoolCoosa County School District

Rockford is in Coosa 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.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Rockford is in ZIP code 35136

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RockfordZIP’s residents in Rockford
35136Rockford, AL100%22%
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.

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

Questions about living in Rockford

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

Lake Mitchell Water Incorporated (EPA ID AL0001799). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Rockford?

Central Alabama Electric Coop (Central Alabama Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Rockford?

Spectrum, Brightspeed, Central Access, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Rockford?

35136. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Rockford in?

Coosa County School District.

How do I register to vote in Rockford?

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 Coosa County Judge of Probate. 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.