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The Cherokee Village handbook

Living in Cherokee Village, AR: what to set up and who to call

Every home in Cherokee Village is in ZIP code 72529. Public schools here are run by Highland School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Cherokee Village, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Cherokee Village.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Arkansas

Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cherokee Village. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Cherokee Village Water Assoc

Cherokee Village Water Assoc supplies almost all of Cherokee Village. It draws ground water (EPA lists Fulton County Water Authori as seller) and serves 4,780 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. AR0000521.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Cherokee Village

97% of 2,901 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FidelityCable86%1,000/50
NEXT, Powered by NAECFiber15%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL, Fixed wireless10%40/3
T-MobileFixed wireless32%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless13%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Cherokee Village

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cherokee Village, from the town’s own site.

Drop-off

Cherokee Village City Recycling

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Wed8 am–11 am

From cherokeevillage.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated © 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Cherokee Village kids go to
PK–4Cherokee Elementary Schoolin Hardy
5–8Highland Middle Schoolin Hardy
9–12Highland High Schoolin Hardy

Cherokee Village is in Highland 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Cherokee Village is in ZIP code 72529

ZIP codes where Cherokee Village residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Cherokee VillageZIP’s residents in Cherokee Village
72529Cherokee Village, AR100%99%

A few homes fall in 72513. 72525 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area code870Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Cherokee Village

Who supplies Cherokee Village’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Cherokee Village Water Assoc (EPA ID AR0000521). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Cherokee Village?

Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Cherokee Village?

Fidelity, NEXT, Powered by NAEC, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Cherokee Village?

72529. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Cherokee Village in?

Highland School District.

How do I register to vote in Cherokee Village?

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: Cherokee Village’s own website (cherokeevillage.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.