Living in Twin, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Twin comes from Tombigbee Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Guin - Mchs Community Library, 3.8 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Twin, 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 Twin.
Power comes from Tombigbee Electric Coop
Tombigbee Electric Coop (Tombigbee Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Twin.
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 Twin Water Authority
Twin Water Authority supplies Twin: about 33% of residents live in its service area. Winfield Water Works & Sewer Board serves another 13%. About 54% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Marion County Public Water Authority as seller) and serves 804 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.0 ppb. 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. AL0000929.
5 home internet providers serve Twin
100% of 169 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 | 74% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 9% | 40/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Twin’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Twin.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Twin (74%) is in Marion County School District; parts are in Winfield City School District (26%).
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.
Twin spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Twin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Twin | ZIP’s residents in Twin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35563 | Guin, AL | 97% | 9% |
| 35548 | Brilliant, AL | 3% | 1% |
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 Twin
Who supplies Twin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Twin Water Authority (EPA ID AL0000929). 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–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Twin?
Tombigbee Electric Coop (Tombigbee Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Twin?
Freedom Fiber, Spectrum, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Twin?
35563 (97%), 35548 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Twin in?
Marion County School District. Parts of the city are in Winfield City School District.
How do I register to vote in Twin?
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 Marion 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.