Living in Saks, AL: what to set up and who to call
Saks has no town government of its own, so Calhoun County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Calhoun County School District. Most homes in Saks have two wired internet choices, Sparklight and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Saks, 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 Saks.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Saks. 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 Anniston Alabama, the Wwsb of the City O water system
The Anniston Alabama, the Wwsb of the City O water system supplies Saks: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 56,646 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AL0000133.
4 home internet providers serve Saks
100% of 4,690 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 88% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 35% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Saks’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Saks.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Saks is in Calhoun County School District.
BSchool gradeSee 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
Saks is unincorporated, so Calhoun County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Saks spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Saks residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Saks | ZIP’s residents in Saks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36206 | Anniston, AL | 78% | 71% |
| 36201 | Anniston, AL | 20% | 11% |
| 36277 | Weaver, AL | 1% | 3% |
A few homes fall in 36250.
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 Saks
Who supplies Saks’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Anniston Alabama, the Wwsb of the City O water system (EPA ID AL0000133). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Saks?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Saks?
Sparklight, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Saks?
36206 (78%), 36201 (20%), 36277 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Saks in?
Calhoun County School District.
How do I register to vote in Saks?
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 Calhoun 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.