Willmering Tourist Cabins Historic District · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Gilbert, AR: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Gilbert goes to 72636 (96% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. For an emergency, North Arkansas Regional Medical Center is the closest ER, 27.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gilbert, 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 Gilbert.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gilbert. 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 S P G Water Association
S P G Water Association supplies almost all of Gilbert. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Ozark Mtn Regional Pwa as seller) and serves 1,730 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2001–Dec 2003, was 11.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2003: 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. AR0000678.
1 home internet providers serve Gilbert
0% of 51 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritter Communications | DSL | 100% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gilbert’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gilbert.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gilbert is in Ozark Mountain 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.
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.
Gilbert spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Gilbert residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gilbert | ZIP’s residents in Gilbert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72636 | Gilbert, AR | 96% | 100% |
| 72675 | Saint Joe, AR | 4% | 0% |
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 Gilbert
Who supplies Gilbert’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
S P G Water Association (EPA ID AR0000678). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 11.0 ppb (Jan 2001–Dec 2003), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gilbert?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gilbert?
Ritter Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gilbert?
72636 (96%), 72675 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gilbert in?
Ozark Mountain School District.
How do I register to vote in Gilbert?
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 Searcy 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.