Photo: Sharon Phelan Evans · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Vestavia Hills, AL: what to set up and who to call
Vestavia Hills spans 5 ZIP codes; 35216 holds the most residents (43%). The nearest library is Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest, 0.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Vestavia Hills, 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 Vestavia Hills.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Vestavia Hills. 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 Vestavia Hills. 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.
6 home internet providers serve Vestavia Hills
99% of 12,579 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 97% | 5,000/5,000 |
| lumos | Fiber | 45% | 5,000/5,000 |
| C Spire | Fiber | 4% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Vestavia Hills depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Vestavia Hills, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day
- RecyclingEvery week
From vhal.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 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.
Vestavia Hills is in Vestavia Hills City School District.
A+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.
Vestavia Hills spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Vestavia Hills residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Vestavia Hills | ZIP’s residents in Vestavia Hills |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35216 | Birmingham, AL | 43% | 46% |
| 35243 | Birmingham, AL | 32% | 58% |
| 35242 | Birmingham, AL | 14% | 9% |
| 35226 | Birmingham, AL | 9% | 9% |
| 35223 | Birmingham, AL | 2% | 5% |
A few homes fall in 35209, 35210.
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 Vestavia Hills
Who supplies Vestavia Hills’ 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 Vestavia Hills?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Vestavia Hills?
Spectrum, AT&T, lumos, C Spire, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Vestavia Hills?
35216 (43%), 35243 (32%), 35242 (14%), 35226 (9%), 35223 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Vestavia Hills in?
Vestavia Hills City School District.
How do I register to vote in Vestavia Hills?
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: Vestavia Hills’ own website (vhal.org), read Oct 23, 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.