Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Vina, AL: what to set up and who to call
Vina Water Works Board has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.4 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Red Bay - Weatherford Public Library, 6.4 miles away, is the closest library to Vina.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Vina, 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 Vina.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Vina. 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 Vina Water Works Board
Vina Water Works Board supplies Vina: about 30% of residents live in its service area. About 70% 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 Hodges Water System and Red Bay, the Water Works & Gas Bd and Franklin County Water Service Authority as sellers) and serves 1,368 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 7.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. AL0000612.
4 home internet providers serve Vina
100% of 168 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 24% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Vina’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vina.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Vina is in Franklin County School District.
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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Vina is in ZIP code 35593
ZIP codes where Vina residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Vina | ZIP’s residents in Vina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35593 | Vina, AL | 100% | 18% |
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 Vina
Who supplies Vina’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Vina Water Works Board (EPA ID AL0000612). 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 7.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Vina?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Vina?
Freedom Fiber, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Vina?
35593. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Vina in?
Franklin County School District.
How do I register to vote in Vina?
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 Franklin 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.