Photo: Bobyellow · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Grannis, AR: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Grannis goes to 71944 (91% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Four States Fiber wires most of Grannis, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Grannis, 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 Grannis.
Power comes from SWEPCO
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Grannis. 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 Grannis Waterworks
Grannis Waterworks supplies Grannis: about 78% of residents live in its service area. About 22% 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 Gillham Regional Water Dist as seller) and serves 548 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
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. AR0000437.
4 home internet providers serve Grannis
100% of 271 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four States Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Windstream Arkansas | DSL | 46% | 200/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 57% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Grannis’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Grannis.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Grannis is in Cossatot River 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 Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Grannis spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Grannis residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Grannis | ZIP’s residents in Grannis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71944 | Grannis, AR | 91% | 68% |
| 71841 | Gillham, AR | 5% | 3% |
| 71973 | Wickes, AR | 3% | 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 Grannis
Who supplies Grannis’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Grannis Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000437). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Grannis?
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Grannis?
Four States Fiber, Windstream Arkansas, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Grannis?
71944 (91%), 71841 (5%), 71973 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Grannis in?
Cossatot River School District.
How do I register to vote in Grannis?
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 Polk 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.