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The Slocomb handbook

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

Power in Slocomb comes from Wiregrass Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is in town: Flowers Hospital.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Slocomb, 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 Slocomb.

Electricity

Power comes from Wiregrass Electric Coop

Wiregrass Electric Coop (Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Slocomb. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $194 a month (its average across Alabama).

Start or move service: wiregrass.coop · (334) 588-2223

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 Slocomb Water Works & Sewer Board

Slocomb Water Works & Sewer Board supplies Slocomb: about 86% of residents live in its service area. About 14% 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 Hartford and Malvern Water Department and Taylor Water System as sellers) and serves 3,630 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 35.0 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. AL0000629.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Slocomb

96% of 1,085 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber90%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedFiber, DSL81%2,000/2,000
Troy CablevisionFiber3%10,000/10,000
VerizonFixed wireless74%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless68%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless7%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Slocomb’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Slocomb.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Slocomb or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Slocomb kids go to
PK–5Slocomb Elementary SchoolGeneva County School District
6–8Slocomb Middle SchoolGeneva County School District
9–12Slocomb High SchoolGeneva County School District

Slocomb is in Geneva County School District.

A−School gradeSee 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 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Slocomb is in ZIP code 36375

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SlocombZIP’s residents in Slocomb
36375Slocomb, AL100%27%
Area code334Wikidata

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 Slocomb

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

Slocomb Water Works & Sewer Board (EPA ID AL0000629). 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–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Slocomb?

Wiregrass Electric Coop (Wiregrass Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Slocomb?

Spectrum, Brightspeed, Troy Cablevision, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Slocomb?

36375. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Slocomb in?

Geneva County School District.

How do I register to vote in Slocomb?

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 Geneva 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.