Living in Henderson, AR: what to set up and who to call
Laurelwood Homeowners Association reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×3. 77% of systems its size reported none. Henderson has no town government of its own, so Baxter County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Mountain Home School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Henderson, 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 Henderson.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Henderson. 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 Laurelwood Homeowners Association
Laurelwood Homeowners Association supplies Henderson: about 61% of residents live in its service area. About 39% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 105 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×3, the latest beginning Apr 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2002–Dec 2004, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2004: 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. AR0000793.
5 home internet providers serve Henderson
100% of 588 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEXT, Powered by NAEC | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 36% | 60/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 20% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Henderson’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Henderson.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Henderson (98%) is in Mountain Home School District; parts are in Viola School District (2%).
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
Henderson is unincorporated, so Baxter 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.
Henderson is in ZIP code 72544
ZIP codes where Henderson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Henderson | ZIP’s residents in Henderson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72544 | Henderson, AR | 100% | 55% |
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 Henderson
Who supplies Henderson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Laurelwood Homeowners Association (EPA ID AR0000793). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×3. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan 2002–Dec 2004), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Henderson?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Henderson?
NEXT, Powered by NAEC, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Henderson?
72544. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Henderson in?
Mountain Home School District. Parts of the city are in Viola School District.
How do I register to vote in Henderson?
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 Baxter 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.