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The Jones Mills handbook

Living in Jones Mills, AR: what to set up and who to call

Jones Mills has no town government of its own, so Hot Spring County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Magnet Cove School District. Mid Arkansas Regional Library (Mid Arkansas Regional Library System), 7.6 miles away, is the closest library to Jones Mills.

Jones Mills has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Hot Spring County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Jones Mills’ town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Jones Mills, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Jones Mills.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Arkansas

Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Jones Mills. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Kimzey Regional Water District

Kimzey Regional Water District supplies almost all of Jones Mills. It draws surface water and serves 12,718 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. AR0000821.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Jones Mills

100% of 249 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
South Central ConnectFiber100%1,000/1,000
Resort Television Cable CompanyCable, Fiber32%1,000/1,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless28%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless71%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless48%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Jones Mills’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jones Mills.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileJones Mills has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Jones Mills kids go to
PK–6Magnet Cove Elementary Schoolin Malvern
7–12Magnet Cove High Schoolin Malvern

Jones Mills is in Magnet Cove 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Jones Mills is unincorporated, so Hot Spring County is the local government.

Local governmentHot Spring CountyJones Mills is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereHot Spring County ClerkElections here are run by Hot Spring County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check voterview.ar-nova.org.FVAP, Oct 2015
Register to voteIn personArkansas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterview.ar-nova.orgThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Jones Mills is in ZIP code 72104

ZIP codes where Jones Mills residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Jones MillsZIP’s residents in Jones Mills
72104Malvern, AR100%2%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Jones Mills

Who supplies Jones Mills’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

Kimzey Regional Water District (EPA ID AR0000821). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Jones Mills?

Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Jones Mills?

South Central Connect, Resort Television Cable Company, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Jones Mills?

72104. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Jones Mills in?

Magnet Cove School District.

How do I register to vote in Jones Mills?

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 Hot Spring 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.