Valley Creek Presbyterian Church · Photo: Bjwetherbee · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Valley Grande, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Valley Grande comes from Central Alabama Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Most of Valley Grande has one wired internet choice: Spectrum.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Valley Grande, 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 Valley Grande.
Power comes from Central Alabama Electric Coop
Central Alabama Electric Coop (Central Alabama Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Valley Grande. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $199 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: caec.coop · (334) 365-6762
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from North Dallas County Water Authority
North Dallas County Water Authority supplies Valley Grande: about 43% of residents live in its service area. About 52% 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 Chilton Water Authority and City of Selma, the Ww and Sb of the and West Dallas Water Authority as sellers) and serves 8,838 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.2 ppb. That’s lower than 65% 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. AL0000482.
4 home internet providers serve Valley Grande
80% of 1,862 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 77% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 17% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 26% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Valley Grande’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Valley Grande.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Valley Grande is in Dallas 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 Sep 2020; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Valley Grande spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Valley Grande residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Valley Grande | ZIP’s residents in Valley Grande |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36701 | Selma, AL | 63% | 12% |
| 36703 | Selma, AL | 37% | 13% |
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 Valley Grande
Who supplies Valley Grande’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
North Dallas County Water Authority (EPA ID AL0000482). 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 0.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Valley Grande?
Central Alabama Electric Coop (Central Alabama Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Valley Grande?
Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Valley Grande?
36701 (63%), 36703 (37%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Valley Grande in?
Dallas County School District.
How do I register to vote in Valley Grande?
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 Dallas 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.