Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Theodore, AL: what to set up and who to call
Theodore has no town government of its own, so Mobile County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Mobile County School District. The closest ER is Springhill Medical Center, 10.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Theodore, 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 Theodore.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Theodore. 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 Mobile County Water & Fire Pro Authority
Mobile County Water & Fire Pro Authority supplies Theodore: about 53% of residents live in its service area. City of Mobile, Bd. of W&s Comm. of the serves another 34%. St. Elmo-Irvington Water Authority serves another 13%. About 32% 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 Mobile, Bd. of W&s Comm. of the as seller) and serves 39,573 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 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 59% 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. AL0001002.
5 home internet providers serve Theodore
99% of 2,480 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Xtream | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 90% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 28% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Theodore’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Theodore.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Theodore is in Mobile County School District.
C−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Theodore is unincorporated, so Mobile County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Theodore is in ZIP code 36582
ZIP codes where Theodore residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Theodore | ZIP’s residents in Theodore |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36582 | Theodore, AL | 100% | 24% |
36590 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Theodore
Who supplies Theodore’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mobile County Water & Fire Pro Authority (EPA ID AL0001002). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Theodore?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Theodore?
Mediacom Xtream, AT&T, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Theodore?
36582. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Theodore in?
Mobile County School District.
How do I register to vote in Theodore?
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 Mobile County Absentee Elections Manager. 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.