Son's Chapel · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Goshen, AR: what to set up and who to call
Power in Goshen comes from Ozarks Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Fayetteville Public Library, 9.5 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Goshen, 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 Goshen.
Power comes from Ozarks Electric Coop
Ozarks Electric Coop (Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Goshen. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across Arkansas).
Start or move service: www.ozarksecc.com · (918) 696-7733
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 Goshen. 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.
4 home internet providers serve Goshen
100% of 906 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| OzarksGo | Fiber | 100% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 73% | 2,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fiber, Fixed wireless, DSL | 52% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 3% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Goshen’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Goshen.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Goshen (89%) is in Fayetteville School District; parts are in Springdale School District (11%).
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.
Goshen spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Goshen residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Goshen | ZIP’s residents in Goshen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72703 | Fayetteville, AR | 81% | 5% |
| 72727 | Elkins, AR | 14% | 5% |
| 72701 | Fayetteville, AR | 5% | 0% |
72735 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 Goshen
Who supplies Goshen’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 Goshen?
Ozarks Electric Coop (Ozarks Electric Coop Corp - (AR)), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Goshen?
OzarksGo, Cox Communications, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Goshen?
72703 (81%), 72727 (14%), 72701 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Goshen in?
Fayetteville School District. Parts of the city are in Springdale School District.
How do I register to vote in Goshen?
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.