Cleburne County Farm Cemetery · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Heber Springs, AR: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Heber Springs is in ZIP code 72543. The closest ER is Baptist Health Medical Center Heber Springs, 4.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Heber Springs, 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 Heber Springs.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Heber Springs. 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 Heber Springs Water System
Heber Springs Water System supplies almost all of Heber Springs. It draws surface water and serves 14,015 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 2026–Dec 2028, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.0 ppb. That’s higher than 58% 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. AR0000104.
6 home internet providers serve Heber Springs
90% of 3,597 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 32% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 86% | 940/35 |
| Connect2First | Fiber | 36% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 28% | 100/20 |
| Horton's TV & Electronics | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 31% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Heber Springs depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Heber Springs, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on hebersprings.gov
- Bulky itemsCall to book
From hebersprings.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Heber Springs is in Heber Springs School District.
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.
Heber Springs is in ZIP code 72543
ZIP codes where Heber Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Heber Springs | ZIP’s residents in Heber Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72543 | Heber Springs, AR | 100% | 57% |
72545 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 Heber Springs
Who supplies Heber Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Heber Springs Water System (EPA ID AR0000104). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Heber Springs?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Heber Springs?
Optimum, Connect2First, AT&T, Horton's TV & Electronics, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Heber Springs?
72543. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Heber Springs in?
Heber Springs School District.
How do I register to vote in Heber Springs?
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 Cleburne 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: Heber Springs’ own website (hebersprings.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.