Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Corning, AR: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Corning comes from Corning Waterworks, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. The ER is a drive from Corning: the closest is Piggott Community Hospital, 21.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Corning, 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 Corning.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Corning. 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 Corning Waterworks
Corning Waterworks supplies Corning: 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 ground water (EPA lists Clay Co Reg Water District as seller) and serves 3,388 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. AR0000096.
6 home internet providers serve Corning
96% of 1,623 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL | 92% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Clay County Connect | Fiber | 87% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 28% | 25/3 |
| Hillbilly Wireless | Fixed wireless | 14% | 45/10 |
| Wisper | Fixed wireless | 8% | 400/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Corning’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Corning.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Corning is in Corning Public Schools.
B+School 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.
Corning is in ZIP code 72422
ZIP codes where Corning residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Corning | ZIP’s residents in Corning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72422 | Corning, AR | 100% | 74% |
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 Corning
Who supplies Corning’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Corning Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000096). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Corning?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Corning?
Brightspeed, Clay County Connect, T-Mobile, AT&T, Hillbilly Wireless, Wisper (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Corning?
72422. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Corning in?
Corning Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Corning?
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 Clay 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.