C. E. Foster House · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Acorn, AR: what to set up and who to call
Acorn has no town government of its own, so Polk County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Ouachita River School District. Wired internet is thin in Acorn: the FCC’s map has 56% of addresses able to get it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Acorn, 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 Acorn.
Power comes from SWEPCO
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Acorn. Its homes paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $108 a month (its average across Arkansas).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Acorn Rural Water Assn
Acorn Rural Water Assn supplies almost all of Acorn. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Mena Water Department as seller) and serves 1,975 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 Jul–Dec 2006, was 15.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2006: 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AR0000811.
5 home internet providers serve Acorn
57% of 162 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 57% | 25/3 |
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 52% | 2,000/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
| Velocity Fusion | Fixed wireless | 12% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Acorn’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Acorn.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Acorn is in Ouachita River 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Acorn is unincorporated, so Polk County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Acorn is in ZIP code 71953
ZIP codes where Acorn residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Acorn | ZIP’s residents in Acorn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71953 | Mena, AR | 100% | 3% |
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 Acorn
Who supplies Acorn’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Acorn Rural Water Assn (EPA ID AR0000811). 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 15.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2006), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Acorn?
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Acorn?
AT&T, Vyve Broadband, Verizon, Velocity Fusion, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Acorn?
71953. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Acorn in?
Ouachita River School District.
How do I register to vote in Acorn?
Arkansas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Polk County Clerk. Check your registration at voterview.ar-nova.org.
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.