Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Snead, AL: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Snead comes from Town of Snead Water Works, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. The nearest emergency room is Marshall Medical Centers, 15.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Snead, 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 Snead.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Snead. 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 Town of Snead Water Works
Town of Snead Water Works supplies Snead: about 89% of residents live in its service area. About 11% 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 Douglas Water Authority as seller) and serves 6,111 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.2 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. AL0000108.
6 home internet providers serve Snead
100% of 515 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 14% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoNetspeed | Cable, Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 3% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| Total Radio Service | Fixed wireless | 53% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 23% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Snead’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Snead.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Snead is in Blount 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Snead is in ZIP code 35952
ZIP codes where Snead residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Snead | ZIP’s residents in Snead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35952 | Altoona, AL | 100% | 13% |
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 Snead
Who supplies Snead’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Town of Snead Water Works (EPA ID AL0000108). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Snead?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Snead?
GoNetspeed, Xfinity, Verizon, Total Radio Service, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Snead?
35952. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Snead in?
Blount County School District.
How do I register to vote in Snead?
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 Blount 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.