Living in Amagon, AR: what to set up and who to call
Amagon spans 2 ZIP codes; 72005 holds the most residents (80%). Public schools here are run by Newport School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Amagon, 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 Amagon.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Amagon. Its homes paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $145 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 Cross County Rural Water Sys
Cross County Rural Water Sys supplies Amagon: about 21% of residents live in its service area. About 79% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 8,750 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 2026–Dec 2028, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. AR0000459.
5 home internet providers serve Amagon
100% of 54 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers Rural Connect | Fiber | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
| Hillbilly Wireless | Fixed wireless | 67% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 35% | 25/3 |
| 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 Amagon’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Amagon.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Amagon is in Newport 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Amagon spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Amagon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Amagon | ZIP’s residents in Amagon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72005 | Amagon, AR | 80% | 39% |
| 72112 | Newport, AR | 20% | 0% |
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 Amagon
Who supplies Amagon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cross County Rural Water Sys (EPA ID AR0000459). 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 2.6 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Amagon?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Amagon?
Farmers Rural Connect, T-Mobile, Hillbilly Wireless, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Amagon?
72005 (80%), 72112 (20%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Amagon in?
Newport School District.
How do I register to vote in Amagon?
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 Jackson 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.