Photo: CarolinePope22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Southside, AL: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Southside goes to 35907 (98% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Fiber reaches 90% of addresses in Southside.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Southside, 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 Southside.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Southside. 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 Southside Water Works and Sewer Board
Southside Water Works and Sewer Board supplies Southside: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% 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 Gadsden, the Wwsb of the as seller) and serves 12,327 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 Jul–Dec 2024, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. AL0000591.
4 home internet providers serve Southside
98% of 4,238 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 34% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Southside’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Southside.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Southside (97%) is in Etowah County School District; parts are in Calhoun County School District (3%).
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.
Southside spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Southside residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Southside | ZIP’s residents in Southside |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35907 | Gadsden, AL | 98% | 100% |
| 35905 | Gadsden, AL | 1% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 36271.
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 Southside
Who supplies Southside’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Southside Water Works and Sewer Board (EPA ID AL0000591). 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 1.3 ppb (Jul–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Southside?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Southside?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Southside?
35907 (98%), 35905 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Southside in?
Etowah County School District. Parts of the city are in Calhoun County School District.
How do I register to vote in Southside?
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.