John W. Howard House and Outbuildings · Photo: Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Rutledge, AL: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Rutledge comes from the Town of Rutledge water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Rutledge comes from South Alabama Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rutledge, 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 Rutledge.
Power comes from South Alabama Elec Coop
South Alabama Elec Coop (South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Rutledge. Its homes paid an average of 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $159 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: southaec.com · (334) 566-2060
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Rutledge water system
The Town of Rutledge water system supplies Rutledge: about 58% of residents live in its service area. About 42% 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 City of Luverne, Ww&sb of the and Quint-Mar Water Authority as sellers) and serves 789 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
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 5.1 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AL0000392.
3 home internet providers serve Rutledge
97% of 261 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Cablevision | Fiber, Cable | 98% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 54% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Rutledge’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rutledge.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Rutledge is in Crenshaw 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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Rutledge spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Rutledge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rutledge | ZIP’s residents in Rutledge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36049 | Luverne, AL | 63% | 4% |
| 36071 | Rutledge, AL | 37% | 19% |
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 Rutledge
Who supplies Rutledge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Rutledge water system (EPA ID AL0000392). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rutledge?
South Alabama Elec Coop (South Alabama Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Rutledge?
Troy Cablevision, Brightspeed, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rutledge?
36049 (63%), 36071 (37%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rutledge in?
Crenshaw County School District.
How do I register to vote in Rutledge?
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 Crenshaw 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.