Living in Appleton, AR: what to set up and who to call
Appleton has no town government of its own, so Pope County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hector School District. Tri-County Water Distbr Dist has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.0 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Appleton, 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 Appleton.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Appleton. 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 Tri-County Water Distbr Dist
Tri-County Water Distbr Dist supplies almost all of Appleton. It draws surface water (EPA lists Atkins Water System and City Corporation as sellers) and serves 20,394 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 7.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.0 ppb. That’s higher than 95% 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. AR0000782.
4 home internet providers serve Appleton
84% of 185 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right Fiber | Fiber | 83% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 35% | 100/10 |
| Cowboy Internet Services | Fixed wireless | 90% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Appleton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Appleton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Appleton is in Hector 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
Appleton is unincorporated, so Pope 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.
Appleton spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Appleton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Appleton | ZIP’s residents in Appleton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72823 | Atkins, AR | 61% | 4% |
| 72843 | Hector, AR | 39% | 7% |
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 Appleton
Who supplies Appleton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tri-County Water Distbr Dist (EPA ID AR0000782). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Appleton?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Appleton?
Right Fiber, Brightspeed, Cowboy Internet Services, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Appleton?
72823 (61%), 72843 (39%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Appleton in?
Hector School District.
How do I register to vote in Appleton?
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 Pope 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.