Fair View School · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in London, AR: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in London goes to 72847 (75% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. Most of London has one wired internet choice: Optimum.
I’m new in town
What to set up in London, 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 London.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of London. 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 London Waterworks
London Waterworks supplies London: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 12% 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 City Corporation as seller) and serves 1,443 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 2000–Dec 2002, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2002: 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. AR0000443.
5 home internet providers serve London
94% of 486 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 86% | 940/35 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 37% | 100/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 77% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 65% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have London’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in London.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
London is in Russellville Schools.
B+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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
London spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where London residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of London | ZIP’s residents in London |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72847 | London, AR | 75% | 25% |
| 72802 | Russellville, AR | 25% | 1% |
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 London
Who supplies London’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
London Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000443). 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 2000–Dec 2002), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in London?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve London?
Optimum, Brightspeed, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in London?
72847 (75%), 72802 (25%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is London in?
Russellville Schools.
How do I register to vote in London?
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 Pope 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.