Living in Sardis City, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Sardis City comes from Cherokee Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Spectrum is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Sardis City.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sardis City, 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 Sardis City.
Power comes from Cherokee Electric Coop
Cherokee Electric Coop (Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL)), a cooperative utility, serves 77.0% of Sardis City residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: cherokee-electric.org · (256) 927-5524
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Sardis City Water Board
Sardis City Water Board supplies Sardis City: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 13% 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 Boaz Water & Sewer Board and Northeast Alabama Water Sewer and Fpd and Big Wills Water & Fire Pro Authority as sellers) and serves 5,328 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 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.3 ppb. That’s higher than 52% 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. AL0000947.
4 home internet providers serve Sardis City
95% of 899 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 17% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 22% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sardis City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sardis City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sardis City is in Etowah County School District.
B+School gradeSee 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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sardis City is in ZIP code 35956
ZIP codes where Sardis City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sardis City | ZIP’s residents in Sardis City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35956 | Boaz, AL | 100% | 20% |
A few homes fall in 35957.
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 Sardis City
Who supplies Sardis City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sardis City Water Board (EPA ID AL0000947). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sardis City?
Cherokee Electric Coop (Cherokee Electric Coop - (AL)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sardis City?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sardis City?
35956. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sardis City in?
Etowah County School District.
How do I register to vote in Sardis City?
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 Etowah 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.