Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Walnut Grove, AL: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Walnut Grove goes to 35952 (94% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Public schools here are run by Etowah County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Walnut Grove, 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 Walnut Grove.
Power comes from Alabama Power
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Walnut Grove. 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 Town of Walnut Grove water system
The Town of Walnut Grove water system supplies Walnut Grove: about 70% of residents live in its service area. About 30% 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 Altoona Water & Sewer Board as seller) and serves 1,227 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 2018–Dec 2020, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2020: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. AL0000592.
4 home internet providers serve Walnut Grove
100% of 367 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoNetspeed | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 16% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 63% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 12% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Walnut Grove’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Walnut Grove.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Walnut Grove is in Etowah 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.
Walnut Grove spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Walnut Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Walnut Grove | ZIP’s residents in Walnut Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35952 | Altoona, AL | 94% | 9% |
| 35990 | Walnut Grove, AL | 6% | 100% |
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 Walnut Grove
Who supplies Walnut Grove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Walnut Grove water system (EPA ID AL0000592). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2018–Dec 2020), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Walnut Grove?
Alabama Power (Alabama Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Walnut Grove?
GoNetspeed, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Walnut Grove?
35952 (94%), 35990 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Walnut Grove in?
Etowah County School District.
How do I register to vote in Walnut Grove?
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 Etowah 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.