Hale Creek Bridge · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lockesburg, AR: what to set up and who to call
All of Lockesburg gets its mail under one ZIP code, 71846. Almost every address in Lockesburg can get fiber (99%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lockesburg, 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 Lockesburg.
Power comes from SWEPCO
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lockesburg. Its homes paid an average of 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $108 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 Lockesburg Waterworks
Lockesburg Waterworks supplies Lockesburg: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 3% 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 739 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2005, was 10.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2005: 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. AR0000517.
4 home internet providers serve Lockesburg
99% of 318 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream Arkansas | Fiber, DSL | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 84% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lockesburg’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lockesburg.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lockesburg is in De Queen 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.
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.
Lockesburg is in ZIP code 71846
ZIP codes where Lockesburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lockesburg | ZIP’s residents in Lockesburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71846 | Lockesburg, AR | 100% | 24% |
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 Lockesburg
Who supplies Lockesburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lockesburg Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000517). 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 10.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2005), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lockesburg?
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lockesburg?
Windstream Arkansas, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lockesburg?
71846. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lockesburg in?
De Queen School District.
How do I register to vote in Lockesburg?
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 Sevier 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.