Fairview School Building · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bull Shoals, AR: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Tuesdays in Bull Shoals, collected by Waste Connections/Methvin. Fiber reaches 100% of addresses in Bull Shoals.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bull Shoals, 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 Bull Shoals.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bull Shoals. 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 Bull Shoals Water System
Bull Shoals Water System supplies Bull Shoals: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Marion County Reg Water Dist as seller) and serves 2,835 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 Jan 2002–Dec 2004, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2004: 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. AR0000352.
4 home internet providers serve Bull Shoals
100% of 1,101 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Arkansas Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Optimum | Cable | 97% | 940/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Bull Shoals is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bull Shoals, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Bull Shoals Recycling Program drop-off area (Public Works Building)
1509 Red Bud Ave., Bull Shoals, AR
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Plastics
- Aluminum Cans
- Cardboard
From cityofbullshoals.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.
Bull Shoals is in Flippin School District.
CSchool 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.
Bull Shoals is in ZIP code 72619
ZIP codes where Bull Shoals residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bull Shoals | ZIP’s residents in Bull Shoals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72619 | Bull Shoals, AR | 99% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 72634.
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 Bull Shoals
Who supplies Bull Shoals’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bull Shoals Water System (EPA ID AR0000352). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan 2002–Dec 2004), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bull Shoals?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bull Shoals?
Northern Arkansas Telephone Company, Optimum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bull Shoals?
72619. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bull Shoals in?
Flippin School District.
How do I register to vote in Bull Shoals?
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 Marion 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: Bull Shoals’ own website (cityofbullshoals.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.