Crossroads Fire Tower · Photo: Tony Kelley · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in North Crossett, AR: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for North Crossett Utilities. North Crossett has no town government of its own, so Ashley County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Crossett School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Crossett, 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 North Crossett.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Crossett. 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 North Crossett Utilities
North Crossett Utilities supplies North Crossett: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 3,222 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 Revisions), beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2014–Dec 2016, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2016: 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. AR0000022.
6 home internet providers serve North Crossett
100% of 1,410 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swyft Connect | Fiber, Cable | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Windstream Arkansas | Fiber, DSL | 91% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Fuse Rural Connect | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 29% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have North Crossett’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in North Crossett.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of North Crossett (82%) is in Crossett School District; parts are in Hamburg School District (18%).
C−School gradeSee 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
North Crossett is unincorporated, so Ashley County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
North Crossett is in ZIP code 71635
ZIP codes where North Crossett residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Crossett | ZIP’s residents in North Crossett |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71635 | Crossett, AR | 100% | 25% |
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 North Crossett
Who supplies North Crossett’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
North Crossett Utilities (EPA ID AR0000022). 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 Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2014–Dec 2016), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Crossett?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve North Crossett?
Swyft Connect, Windstream Arkansas, Fuse Rural Connect, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Crossett?
71635. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Crossett in?
Crossett School District. Parts of the city are in Hamburg School District.
How do I register to vote in North Crossett?
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 Ashley 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.