Photo: User:Brandonrush, Michaelkrewson, Doug Wertman, Alfred Carrillo, flickr user Learning Lark · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bella Vista, AR: what to set up and who to call
Power in Bella Vista comes from Carroll Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Most homes in Bella Vista have two wired internet choices, Cox Communications and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bella Vista, 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 Bella Vista.
Power comes from Carroll Electric Coop
Carroll Electric Coop (Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bella Vista. 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 Bella Vista Poa water system
The Bella Vista Poa water system supplies almost all of Bella Vista. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Bentonville Water Utilities as seller) and serves 39,419 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 2026–Dec 2028, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 58% 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. AR0000039.
4 home internet providers serve Bella Vista
95% of 15,785 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 54% | 75/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Bella Vista
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bella Vista, from the town’s own site.
Bella Vista Recycling Center
400 Pinion Bluff Drive, Bella Vista, AR
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Benton County Solid Waste District
5702 Brookside Road, Bentonville
From bellavistaar.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Bella Vista (61%) is in Bentonville Public Schools; parts are in Gravette School District (38%).
A+School gradeSee 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 Oct 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bella Vista spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bella Vista residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bella Vista | ZIP’s residents in Bella Vista |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72715 | Bella Vista, AR | 56% | 100% |
| 72714 | Bella Vista, AR | 43% | 98% |
A few homes fall in 72712, 72751.
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 Bella Vista
Who supplies Bella Vista’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Bella Vista Poa water system (EPA ID AR0000039). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bella Vista?
Carroll Electric Coop (Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bella Vista?
Cox Communications, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bella Vista?
72715 (56%), 72714 (43%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bella Vista in?
Bentonville Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Gravette School District.
How do I register to vote in Bella Vista?
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 Benton 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: Bella Vista’s own website (bellavistaar.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.