Living in Sweet Water, AL: what to set up and who to call
Town of Sweet Water, the Ww & Sb of the reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5. 77% of systems its size reported none. Power in Sweet Water comes from Black Warrior Elec Member, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sweet Water, 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 Sweet Water.
Power comes from Black Warrior Elec Member
Black Warrior Elec Member (Black Warrior Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Sweet Water. Its homes paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $171 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: (334) 289-0845
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Sweet Water, the Ww & Sb of the
Town of Sweet Water, the Ww & Sb of the supplies Sweet Water: about 31% of residents live in its service area. About 69% 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 Myrtlewood Water System as seller) and serves 465 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5, the latest beginning Jan 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. AL0000918.
2 home internet providers serve Sweet Water
100% of 134 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Belt Telephone Co | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sweet Water’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sweet Water.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sweet Water is in Marengo County School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Sweet Water is in ZIP code 36782
ZIP codes where Sweet Water residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sweet Water | ZIP’s residents in Sweet Water |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36782 | Sweet Water, AL | 100% | 11% |
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 Sweet Water
Who supplies Sweet Water’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Town of Sweet Water, the Ww & Sb of the (EPA ID AL0000918). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.9 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sweet Water?
Black Warrior Elec Member (Black Warrior Elec Member Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sweet Water?
Pine Belt Telephone Co, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sweet Water?
36782. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sweet Water in?
Marengo County School District.
How do I register to vote in Sweet Water?
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 Marengo County Probate/AEM. 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.