Jay Lewis House · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in McGehee, AR: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in McGehee comes from Mc Gehee 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. McGehee has its own library, Mcgehee Branch Library, at 211 North 4th Street.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McGehee, 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 McGehee.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of McGehee. 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 Mc Gehee Waterworks
Mc Gehee Waterworks supplies almost all of McGehee. It draws ground water and serves 3,849 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. AR0000170.
4 home internet providers serve McGehee
99% of 1,870 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 98% | 600/40 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
| Aristotle | Fixed wireless | 33% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in McGehee
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in McGehee, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check thecityofmcgehee.com →
From thecityofmcgehee.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-04-15. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
McGehee is in McGehee School District.
C+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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
McGehee is in ZIP code 71654
ZIP codes where McGehee residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McGehee | ZIP’s residents in McGehee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71654 | Mc Gehee, AR | 100% | 89% |
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 McGehee
Who supplies McGehee’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mc Gehee Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000170). 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 McGehee?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve McGehee?
Vyve Broadband, AT&T, T-Mobile, Aristotle (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in McGehee?
71654. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McGehee in?
McGehee School District.
How do I register to vote in McGehee?
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 Desha 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: McGehee’s own website (thecityofmcgehee.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.