Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Fayetteville, AR: what to set up and who to call
Fayetteville has its own drop-off, Marion Orton Recycling Center, on 735 West North Street. The closest ER is Washington Regional Medical Center, 2.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fayetteville, 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 Fayetteville.
Power comes from SWEPCO
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 97.7% of Fayetteville residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $108 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 Fayetteville Waterworks
Fayetteville Waterworks supplies almost all of Fayetteville. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Beaver Water District as seller) and serves 116,398 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 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 59% 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. AR0000569.
5 home internet providers serve Fayetteville
99% of 28,062 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 2,000/100 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 88% | 5,000/5,000 |
| OzarksGo | Fiber | 58% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Fayetteville depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fayetteville, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on fayetteville-ar.gov →
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Trash Transfer Station
1560 S. Happy Hollow Rd., Fayetteville, AR 72701
- Mon7 am–2 pm
- Tue7 am–2 pm
- Wed7 am–2 pm
- Thu7 am–2 pm
- Fri7 am–2 pm
The town’s page also lists “Sat 7-10 a.m.”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- Aluminum, steel, and tin cans
- Junk mail, printer paper, magazines, and paper shopping bags
- Flattened cardboard and paperboard boxes
- Plastic bottles and jugs (#1 and #2 only)
From fayetteville-ar.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated June 1, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Fayetteville (79%) is in Fayetteville School District; parts are in Farmington School District (9%) and Greenland Public Schools (7%) and Springdale School District (5%).
ASchool 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.
Fayetteville spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fayetteville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fayetteville | ZIP’s residents in Fayetteville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72701 | Fayetteville, AR | 44% | 85% |
| 72703 | Fayetteville, AR | 31% | 85% |
| 72704 | Fayetteville, AR | 25% | 74% |
| 72764 | Springdale, AR | 1% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 72730. 72702 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 Fayetteville
Who supplies Fayetteville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fayetteville Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000569). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% 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 Fayetteville?
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fayetteville?
Cox Communications, AT&T, OzarksGo, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fayetteville?
72701 (44%), 72703 (31%), 72704 (25%), 72764 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fayetteville in?
Fayetteville School District. Parts of the city are in Farmington School District and Greenland Public Schools and Springdale School District.
How do I register to vote in Fayetteville?
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: Fayetteville’s own website (fayetteville-ar.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.