James Greer Bankhead House · Photo: Alex Bush, HABS photographer · Public domainLiving in Sulligent, AL: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Sulligent comes from the City of Sulligent water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Sulligent comes from Tombigbee Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sulligent, 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 Sulligent.
Power comes from Tombigbee Electric Coop
Tombigbee Electric Coop (Tombigbee Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Sulligent.
Start or move service: tombigbee.org · (205) 468-3325
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Sulligent water system
The City of Sulligent water system supplies Sulligent: 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 and serves 2,643 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. AL0000772.
5 home internet providers serve Sulligent
100% of 882 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 87% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 24% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sulligent’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sulligent.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sulligent is in Lamar 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 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Sulligent is in ZIP code 35586
ZIP codes where Sulligent residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sulligent | ZIP’s residents in Sulligent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35586 | Sulligent, AL | 100% | 44% |
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 Sulligent
Who supplies Sulligent’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Sulligent water system (EPA ID AL0000772). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sulligent?
Tombigbee Electric Coop (Tombigbee Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Sulligent?
Freedom Fiber, Spectrum, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sulligent?
35586. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sulligent in?
Lamar County School District.
How do I register to vote in Sulligent?
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 Lamar 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.