Living in Elm Springs, AR: what to set up and who to call
Power in Elm Springs comes from Carroll Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Rogers Public Library, 9.9 miles away, is the closest library to Elm Springs.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elm Springs, 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 Elm Springs.
Power comes from Carroll Electric Coop
Carroll Electric Coop (Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Elm Springs. 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 Springdale Water Utilities
Springdale Water Utilities supplies Elm Springs: about 82% of residents live in its service area. Washington Water Authority Wwa serves another 18%. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Beaver Water District as seller) and serves 98,948 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 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. 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. AR0000575.
6 home internet providers serve Elm Springs
98% of 1,155 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| OzarksGo | Fiber | 80% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 80% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 71% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 10% | 940/940 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Elm Springs’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elm Springs.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Elm Springs is in Springdale School District.
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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Elm Springs is in ZIP code 72762
ZIP codes where Elm Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elm Springs | ZIP’s residents in Elm Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72762 | Springdale, AR | 100% | 6% |
72728 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Elm Springs
Who supplies Elm Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Springdale Water Utilities (EPA ID AR0000575). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% 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 Elm Springs?
Carroll Electric Coop (Carroll Electric Coop Corp - (AR)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Elm Springs?
OzarksGo, Cox Communications, AT&T, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elm Springs?
72762. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elm Springs in?
Springdale School District.
How do I register to vote in Elm Springs?
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 Washington 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.