Living in Horseshoe Bend, AR: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Horseshoe Bend is in ZIP code 72512. NEXT, Powered by NAEC and Brightspeed wire most of Horseshoe Bend, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Horseshoe Bend, 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 Horseshoe Bend.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Horseshoe Bend. 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 Horseshoe Bend Waterworks
Horseshoe Bend Waterworks supplies almost all of Horseshoe Bend. It draws ground water and serves 3,217 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 2002–Dec 2004, was 6.0 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. AR0000255.
6 home internet providers serve Horseshoe Bend
100% of 1,402 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, Fixed wireless | 62% | 80/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 34% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 25/3 |
| Hillbilly Wireless | Fixed wireless | 6% | 45/10 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Horseshoe Bend
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Horseshoe Bend, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofhorseshoebendar.gov →
From cityofhorseshoebendar.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2025-05-29, 2026-09-14. 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.
Most of Horseshoe Bend (98%) is in Izard Cty Consolidated Schools.
CSchool 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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Horseshoe Bend is in ZIP code 72512
ZIP codes where Horseshoe Bend residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Horseshoe Bend | ZIP’s residents in Horseshoe Bend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72512 | Horseshoe Bend, AR | 99% | 97% |
A few homes fall in 72513.
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 Horseshoe Bend
Who supplies Horseshoe Bend’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Horseshoe Bend Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000255). 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 6.0 ppb (Jan 2002–Dec 2004), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Horseshoe Bend?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Horseshoe Bend?
NEXT, Powered by NAEC, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, Hillbilly Wireless, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Horseshoe Bend?
72512. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Horseshoe Bend in?
Izard Cty Consolidated Schools.
How do I register to vote in Horseshoe Bend?
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 Izard 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: Horseshoe Bend’s own website (cityofhorseshoebendar.gov), read Oct 23, 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.