Photo: Rivers Langley · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Smiths Station, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Smiths Station comes from Tallapoosa River Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest library is Phenix City - Russell County Public Library, 6.0 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Smiths Station, 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 Smiths Station.
Power comes from Tallapoosa River Elec Coop
Tallapoosa River Elec Coop (Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Smiths Station. Its homes paid an average of 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: trec.coop · (334) 864-9331
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Smiths Water & Sewer Authority
Smiths Water & Sewer Authority supplies Smiths Station: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Beulah Utilities District and City of Opelika, Ww Bd. of the as sellers) and serves 33,555 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 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 64% 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. AL0000820.
4 home internet providers serve Smiths Station
100% of 2,343 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cable TV of East Alabama | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 63% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Smiths Station’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Smiths Station.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Smiths Station is in Lee 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.
Smiths Station spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Smiths Station residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Smiths Station | ZIP’s residents in Smiths Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36877 | Smiths Station, AL | 96% | 42% |
| 36870 | Phenix City, AL | 4% | 1% |
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 Smiths Station
Who supplies Smiths Station’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Smiths Water & Sewer Authority (EPA ID AL0000820). 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 0.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Smiths Station?
Tallapoosa River Elec Coop (Tallapoosa River Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Smiths Station?
Cable TV of East Alabama, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Smiths Station?
36877 (96%), 36870 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Smiths Station in?
Lee County School District.
How do I register to vote in Smiths Station?
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 Lee 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.