Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Union Springs, AL: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Union Springs comes from the Union Springs (Utlty Bd of the City Of) water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.9 ppb. Power in Union Springs comes from Dixie Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Union Springs, 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 Union Springs.
Power comes from Dixie Electric Coop
Dixie Electric Coop (Dixie Electric Coop - (AL)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Union Springs. Its homes paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $181 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: dixieec.com · (334) 738-2500
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Union Springs (Utlty Bd of the City Of) water system
The Union Springs (Utlty Bd of the City Of) water system supplies Union Springs: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% 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 South Bullock County Water Authority as seller) and serves 3,945 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. That’s lower than 58% 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. AL0000118.
2 home internet providers serve Union Springs
100% of 1,385 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Springs Telephone Co. | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 9% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Union Springs’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Union Springs.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Union Springs is in Bullock 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.
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.
Union Springs is in ZIP code 36089
ZIP codes where Union Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Union Springs | ZIP’s residents in Union Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36089 | Union Springs, AL | 100% | 40% |
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 Union Springs
Who supplies Union Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Union Springs (Utlty Bd of the City Of) water system (EPA ID AL0000118). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Union Springs?
Dixie Electric Coop (Dixie Electric Coop - (AL)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Union Springs?
Union Springs Telephone Co., AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Union Springs?
36089. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Union Springs in?
Bullock County School District.
How do I register to vote in Union Springs?
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 Bullock 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.