Cove Creek Bridge · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Blue Mountain, AR: what to set up and who to call
Blue Mountain Waterworks reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 77% of systems its size reported none. Power in Blue Mountain comes from Arkansas Valley Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Blue Mountain, 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 Blue Mountain.
Power comes from Arkansas Valley Elec Coop
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop (Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp), a cooperative utility, serves all of Blue Mountain. Its homes paid an average of 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $156 a month (its average across Arkansas).
Start or move service: avecc.com · (479) 667-2176
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Blue Mountain Waterworks
Blue Mountain Waterworks supplies almost all of Blue Mountain. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Magazine Waterworks as seller) and serves 357 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2, the latest beginning Jan 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2000–Dec 2002, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2002: 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. AR0000638.
2 home internet providers serve Blue Mountain
78% of 54 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wave Rural Connect | Fiber | 76% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Magazine Telephone Company | Fiber | 13% | 500/500 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Blue Mountain’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Blue Mountain.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Blue Mountain is in Magazine Schools.
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 Oct 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Blue Mountain spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Blue Mountain residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Blue Mountain | ZIP’s residents in Blue Mountain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72943 | Magazine, AR | 65% | 2% |
| 72826 | Blue Mountain, AR | 35% | 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 Blue Mountain
Who supplies Blue Mountain’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Blue Mountain Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000638). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×2. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2000–Dec 2002), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Blue Mountain?
Arkansas Valley Elec Coop (Arkansas Valley Elec Coop Corp), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Blue Mountain?
Wave Rural Connect, Magazine Telephone Company (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Blue Mountain?
72943 (65%), 72826 (35%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Blue Mountain in?
Magazine Schools.
How do I register to vote in Blue Mountain?
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 Logan 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.