Living in Oakland, AR: what to set up and who to call
Oakland has no town government of its own, so Marion County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Mountain Home School District. Almost every address in Oakland can get fiber (100%, by the FCC’s map).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oakland, 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 Oakland.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oakland. 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 Baxter Marion Regional Water Association
Baxter Marion Regional Water Association supplies almost all of Oakland. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority as seller) and serves 465 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
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. AR0001178.
3 home internet providers serve Oakland
100% of 67 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEXT, Powered by NAEC | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 48% | 80/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Oakland’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oakland.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Oakland is in Mountain Home 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
Oakland is unincorporated, so Marion 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.
Oakland is in ZIP code 72661
ZIP codes where Oakland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oakland | ZIP’s residents in Oakland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72661 | Oakland, AR | 100% | 13% |
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 Oakland
Who supplies Oakland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Baxter Marion Regional Water Association (EPA ID AR0001178). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Oakland?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Oakland?
NEXT, Powered by NAEC, Brightspeed, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oakland?
72661. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oakland in?
Mountain Home School District.
How do I register to vote in Oakland?
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 Marion 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.