Gravel Hill Baptist Church · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Floyd, AR: what to set up and who to call
Floyd has no town government of its own, so White County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Beebe School District. The nearest emergency room is White County Medical Center, 15.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Floyd, 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 Floyd.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Floyd. 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 Sw White County Water Assn
Sw White County Water Assn supplies Floyd: 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 surface water (EPA lists Vilonia Waterworks and Searcy Waterworks and Lonoke White Public Water Authority as sellers) and serves 12,173 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2003–Dec 2005, was 9.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2005: 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. AR0000185.
4 home internet providers serve Floyd
82% of 189 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connect2First | Fiber | 80% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Windstream Arkansas | Fixed wireless | 77% | 100/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Floyd’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Floyd.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Floyd is in Beebe School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Floyd is unincorporated, so White County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Floyd spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Floyd residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Floyd | ZIP’s residents in Floyd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72136 | Romance, AR | 43% | 8% |
| 72143 | Searcy, AR | 34% | 0% |
| 72012 | Beebe, AR | 23% | 1% |
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 Floyd
Who supplies Floyd’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sw White County Water Assn (EPA ID AR0000185). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 9.0 ppb (Jan 2003–Dec 2005), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Floyd?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Floyd?
Connect2First, Windstream Arkansas, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Floyd?
72136 (43%), 72143 (34%), 72012 (23%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Floyd in?
Beebe School District.
How do I register to vote in Floyd?
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 White 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.