Living in Mount Judea, AR: what to set up and who to call
Mount Judea has no town government of its own, so Newton County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Deer/Mount Judea School District. The ER is a drive from Mount Judea: the closest is North Arkansas Regional Medical Center, 21.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mount Judea, 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 Mount Judea.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mount Judea. 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 Newton County Water Assn
East Newton County Water Assn supplies almost all of Mount Judea. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Ozark Mtn Regional Pwa as seller) and serves 1,920 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 2001–Dec 2003, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2003: 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. AR0000768.
2 home internet providers serve Mount Judea
0% of 78 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritter Communications | DSL | 83% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mount Judea’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mount Judea.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mount Judea is in Deer/Mount Judea 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
Mount Judea is unincorporated, so Newton County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Mount Judea spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Mount Judea residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mount Judea | ZIP’s residents in Mount Judea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72655 | Mount Judea, AR | 93% | 22% |
| 72683 | Vendor, AR | 7% | 2% |
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 Mount Judea
Who supplies Mount Judea’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
East Newton County Water Assn (EPA ID AR0000768). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2001–Dec 2003), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mount Judea?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mount Judea?
Ritter Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mount Judea?
72655 (93%), 72683 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mount Judea in?
Deer/Mount Judea School District.
How do I register to vote in Mount Judea?
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 Newton 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.