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The Lead Hill handbook

Living in Lead Hill, AR: what to set up and who to call

Lead Hill Waterworks reported 14 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×14. 78% of systems its size reported none. The ER is a drive from Lead Hill: the closest is North Arkansas Regional Medical Center, 16.6 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lead Hill, 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 Lead Hill.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Arkansas

Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lead Hill. 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 Lead Hill Waterworks

Lead Hill Waterworks supplies Lead Hill: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Ozark Mtn Regional Pwa as seller) and serves 525 people in all.

14 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×14, the latest beginning Apr 2025. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2003, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2003: 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. AR0000063.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Lead Hill

100% of 158 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Northern Arkansas Telephone CompanyDSL, Fiber100%2,500/2,500
VerizonFixed wireless89%300/20
WisperFixed wireless78%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless58%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Lead Hill’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lead Hill.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Lead Hill or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lead Hill kids go to
PK–6Lead Hill Elementary SchoolLead Hill School District
7–12Lead Hill High SchoolLead Hill School District

Lead Hill is in Lead Hill 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

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lead Hill is in ZIP code 72644

ZIP codes where Lead Hill residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lead HillZIP’s residents in Lead Hill
72644Lead Hill, AR100%12%

72643 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area code870Wikidata

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 Lead Hill

Who supplies Lead Hill’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Lead Hill Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000063). It reported 14 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×14. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2003), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lead Hill?

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

What internet providers serve Lead Hill?

Northern Arkansas Telephone Company, Verizon, Wisper, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lead Hill?

72644. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lead Hill in?

Lead Hill School District.

How do I register to vote in Lead Hill?

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 Boone 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.