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The Clarendon handbook

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

An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for Clarendon Waterworks. The ER is a drive from Clarendon: the closest is Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart, 18.8 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Clarendon, 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 Clarendon.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Arkansas

Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clarendon. 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 Clarendon Waterworks

Clarendon Waterworks supplies almost all of Clarendon. It draws ground water and serves 1,320 people in all.

29 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×29, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 29 older violations are still open, since 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2000–Dec 2002, was 2.0 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. AR0000385.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Clarendon

96% of 776 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BrightspeedFiber, DSL94%2,000/2,000
AristotleFixed wireless99%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless73%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Clarendon’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clarendon.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Clarendon or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Clarendon kids go to
PK–6Clarendon Elementary SchoolClarendon School District
7–12Clarendon High SchoolClarendon School District

Clarendon is in Clarendon School District.

D−School 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

Clarendon is in ZIP code 72029

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ClarendonZIP’s residents in Clarendon
72029Clarendon, AR100%87%
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 Clarendon

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

Clarendon Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000385). It reported 29 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×29. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2000–Dec 2002), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Clarendon?

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

What internet providers serve Clarendon?

Brightspeed, Aristotle, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Clarendon?

72029. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Clarendon in?

Clarendon School District.

How do I register to vote in Clarendon?

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 Monroe 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.