Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0Living in Madison, AR: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Madison comes from Forrest City Waterworks, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. The nearest library is Forrest City Public Library, 3.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Madison, 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 Madison.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Madison. 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 Forrest City Waterworks
Forrest City Waterworks supplies almost all of Madison. It draws ground water and serves 9,986 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
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 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. AR0000004.
7 home internet providers serve Madison
76% of 394 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 34% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 60% | 25/3 |
| Optimum | Cable | 52% | 940/35 |
| Enlightened | Fiber | 33% | 1,000/1,000 |
| East Arkansas Cable TV | Cable | 12% | 1,000/50 |
| Aristotle | Fixed wireless | 32% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 30% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Madison’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Madison.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Madison is in Forrest City 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Madison spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Madison residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Madison | ZIP’s residents in Madison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72359 | Madison, AR | 53% | 100% |
| 72335 | Forrest City, AR | 44% | 2% |
| 72394 | Widener, AR | 2% | 4% |
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 Madison
Who supplies Madison’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Forrest City Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% 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 Madison?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Madison?
AT&T, Optimum, Enlightened, East Arkansas Cable TV, Aristotle, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Madison?
72359 (53%), 72335 (44%), 72394 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Madison in?
Forrest City School District.
How do I register to vote in Madison?
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 Saint Francis 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.