Ivy Green · Photo: Jennifer Lee from Alabama, United States · CC BY 2.0Living in Tuscumbia, AL: what to set up and who to call
Tuscumbia runs its own electric utility, City of Tuscumbia; its homes paid 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025. Trains stop in Tuscumbia, at Tuscumbia Railway (Park Train).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tuscumbia, 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 Tuscumbia.
Power comes from City of Tuscumbia
City of Tuscumbia (City of Tuscumbia), a municipal utility, serves 93.3% of Tuscumbia residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 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 Tuscumbia Water Works
Tuscumbia Water Works supplies almost all of Tuscumbia. It draws surface water (EPA lists Sheffield Utilities, City of Sheffield as seller) and serves 14,400 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 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. AL0000331.
4 home internet providers serve Tuscumbia
99% of 3,913 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 48% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 81% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 61% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Tuscumbia’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Tuscumbia.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Tuscumbia is in Tuscumbia City 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.
Tuscumbia is in ZIP code 35674
ZIP codes where Tuscumbia residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tuscumbia | ZIP’s residents in Tuscumbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35674 | Tuscumbia, AL | 100% | 46% |
A few homes fall in 35660.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Tuscumbia
Who supplies Tuscumbia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tuscumbia Water Works (EPA ID AL0000331). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tuscumbia?
City of Tuscumbia (City of Tuscumbia), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Tuscumbia?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tuscumbia?
35674. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tuscumbia in?
Tuscumbia City School District.
How do I register to vote in Tuscumbia?
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 Colbert 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.