Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainLiving in Scottsboro, AL: what to set up and who to call
Scottsboro runs its own electric utility, City of Scottsboro; its homes paid 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025. Children in Scottsboro attend Scottsboro City School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Scottsboro, 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 Scottsboro.
Power comes from City of Scottsboro
City of Scottsboro (City of Scottsboro - (AL)), a municipal utility, serves 94.6% of Scottsboro residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $163 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 Scottsboro Water Sewer & Gb
Scottsboro Water Sewer & Gb supplies Scottsboro: about 84% of residents live in its service area. About 16% 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 22,200 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.8 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. AL0000729.
7 home internet providers serve Scottsboro
98% of 6,668 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Scottsboro Electric Power Board | Cable, Fiber | 88% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 63% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 20% | 25/3 |
| NAEC Fiber | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Scottsboro depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Scottsboro, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cityofscottsboro.com →
From cityofscottsboro.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2022-09-06, 2022-10-18, 2025-03-03. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Scottsboro is in Scottsboro City 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.
Scottsboro spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Scottsboro residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Scottsboro | ZIP’s residents in Scottsboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35768 | Scottsboro, AL | 51% | 69% |
| 35769 | Scottsboro, AL | 49% | 74% |
A few homes fall in 35776.
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 Scottsboro
Who supplies Scottsboro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Scottsboro Water Sewer & Gb (EPA ID AL0000729). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Scottsboro?
City of Scottsboro (City of Scottsboro - (AL)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Scottsboro?
Spectrum, Scottsboro Electric Power Board, Brightspeed, AT&T, NAEC Fiber, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Scottsboro?
35768 (51%), 35769 (49%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Scottsboro in?
Scottsboro City School District.
How do I register to vote in Scottsboro?
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 Jackson 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: Scottsboro’s own website (cityofscottsboro.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.