Lee's Chapel Church and Masonic Hall · Photo: Kennethrorie · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Cave City, AR: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Cave City is in ZIP code 72521. Public schools here are run by Cave City School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cave City, 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 Cave City.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cave City. 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 Cave City Waterworks
Cave City Waterworks supplies almost all of Cave City. It draws ground water and serves 3,045 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 2000–Dec 2002, was 4.0 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. AR0000526.
7 home internet providers serve Cave City
100% of 848 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indco Cable TV and Internet | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Hillbilly Wireless | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Optimum | Cable | 83% | 940/35 |
| Yelcot Video Group | Fiber | 26% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 15% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Cave City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cave City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cave City is in Cave City School District.
ASchool 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 Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Cave City is in ZIP code 72521
ZIP codes where Cave City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cave City | ZIP’s residents in Cave City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72521 | Cave City, AR | 100% | 39% |
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 Cave City
Who supplies Cave City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cave City Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000526). 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 2000–Dec 2002), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cave City?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Cave City?
Indco Cable TV and Internet, Hillbilly Wireless, Optimum, Yelcot Video Group, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cave City?
72521. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cave City in?
Cave City School District.
How do I register to vote in Cave City?
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 Sharp 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.