Living in Central City, AR: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Central City is in ZIP code 72941. Scott Sebastian Regional Library, 8.6 miles away, is the closest library to Central City.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Central 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 Central City.
Power comes from OG&E
OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Central City. Its homes paid an average of 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 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 Franklin Waterworks
Franklin Waterworks supplies Central City: about 36% of residents live in its service area. Franklin-Sebastian Pwa serves another 36%. Lavaca Waterworks serves another 18%. Central City Water Department serves another 6%. About 46% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 192 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2002–Dec 2004, was 3.0 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. AR0000257.
3 home internet providers serve Central City
93% of 237 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable | 92% | 2,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 21% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Central City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Central City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Central City is in Lavaca Public 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.
Central City is in ZIP code 72941
ZIP codes where Central City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Central City | ZIP’s residents in Central City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72941 | Lavaca, AR | 100% | 9% |
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 Central City
Who supplies Central City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Franklin Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000257). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2002–Dec 2004), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Central City?
OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Central City?
Cox Communications, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Central City?
72941. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Central City in?
Lavaca Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Central 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 Sebastian 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.