Louisiana Purchase Survey Marker · Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Monroe, AR: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by East Monroe County Water Users, which supplies Monroe, came in at 24.0 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), above the 15 ppb action level. Monroe has no town government of its own, so Monroe County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Clarendon School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Monroe, 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 Monroe.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Monroe. 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 East Monroe County Water Users
East Monroe County Water Users supplies almost all of Monroe. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Brinkley Waterworks as seller) and serves 730 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Feb 2022. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, was 24.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. AR0000715.
Which providers serve Monroe
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Monroe, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Monroe’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Monroe.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Monroe is in Clarendon 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Monroe is unincorporated, so Monroe County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Monroe spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Monroe residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Monroe | ZIP’s residents in Monroe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72108 | Monroe, AR | 53% | 61% |
| 72021 | Brinkley, AR | 41% | 1% |
| 72368 | Moro, AR | 6% | 0% |
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 Monroe
Who supplies Monroe’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
East Monroe County Water Users (EPA ID AR0000715). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 24.0 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Monroe?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Monroe?
72108 (53%), 72021 (41%), 72368 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Monroe in?
Clarendon School District.
How do I register to vote in Monroe?
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 Monroe 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): pending.