Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hot Springs, AR: what to set up and who to call
Hot Springs has its own drop-off, Recycling Drop Off Center, on 218 Runyan Street. Hot Springs has an emergency room in town, at CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hot 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 Hot Springs.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hot 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 Hot Springs Utilities
Hot Springs Utilities supplies almost all of Hot Springs. It draws surface water and serves 75,343 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. AR0000209.
6 home internet providers serve Hot Springs
100% of 16,839 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 49% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resort Television Cable Company | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 75% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Ripple Fiber | Fiber | 9% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| Wireless ETC | Fixed wireless | 48% | 100/25 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hot Springs depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hot Springs, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on hotspringsar.gov
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Hot Springs Recycling Drop-Off Center
218 Runyon Street, Hot Springs, AR 71901
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum cans
- Corrugated cardboard
- Plastic grades #1 and #2
- Mixed paper
From hotspringsar.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.
Most of Hot Springs (66%) is in Hot Springs School District; parts are in Lakeside School District (24%) and Cutter-Morning Star School District (9%).
C+School 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.
Hot Springs spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hot Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hot Springs | ZIP’s residents in Hot Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71901 | Hot Springs National Park, AR | 51% | 66% |
| 71913 | Hot Springs National Park, AR | 49% | 40% |
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 Hot Springs
Who supplies Hot Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hot Springs Utilities (EPA ID AR0000209). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hot 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 Hot Springs?
Resort Television Cable Company, AT&T, Ripple Fiber, Verizon, Wireless ETC, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hot Springs?
71901 (51%), 71913 (49%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hot Springs in?
Hot Springs School District. Parts of the city are in Lakeside School District and Cutter-Morning Star School District.
How do I register to vote in Hot 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 Garland 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: Hot Springs’ own website (hotspringsar.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.