Living in Trafford, AL: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Trafford goes to 35172 (98% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The nearest emergency room is St. Vincent's East, 16.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Trafford, 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 Trafford.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Trafford. 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 Central Alabama Water System
Central Alabama Water System supplies almost all of Trafford. It draws surface water and serves 585,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. That’s lower 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AL0000738.
Which providers serve Trafford
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Trafford, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
In Trafford, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Trafford, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check traffordal.gov →
From traffordal.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Trafford (98%) is in Jefferson County School District; parts are in Blount County School District (2%).
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 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Trafford spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Trafford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Trafford | ZIP’s residents in Trafford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35172 | Trafford, AL | 98% | 19% |
| 35180 | Warrior, AL | 2% | 0% |
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 Trafford
Who supplies Trafford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Central Alabama Water System (EPA ID AL0000738). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Trafford?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Trafford?
35172 (98%), 35180 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Trafford in?
Jefferson County School District. Parts of the city are in Blount County School District.
How do I register to vote in Trafford?
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 Jefferson - Bessemer 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: Trafford’s own website (traffordal.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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): pending.