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The Payneway handbook

Living in Payneway, AR: what to set up and who to call

Payneway has no town government of its own, so Poinsett County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Marked Tree School District. The ER is a drive from Payneway: the closest is St. Bernards Medical Center, 22.9 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Payneway has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Poinsett County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Payneway’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Payneway, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerEntergy Arkansasinvestor-owned utility · 13.4¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Payneway’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolMarked Tree School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteIn personRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code72472Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Payneway.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Arkansas

Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Payneway. 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.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Payneway

100% of 83 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
empower, delivered by CECCFiber100%1,000/1,000
Ritter CommunicationsDSL, Cable86%2,000/75
T-MobileFixed wireless78%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless29%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Payneway’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Payneway.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on filePayneway has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Payneway kids go to
PK–6Marked Tree Elementary Schoolin Marked Tree
7–12Marked Tree High Schoolin Marked Tree

Payneway is in Marked Tree 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Payneway is unincorporated, so Poinsett County is the local government.

Local governmentPoinsett CountyPayneway is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections herePoinsett County ClerkElections here are run by Poinsett County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check voterview.ar-nova.org.FVAP, Aug 2015
Register to voteIn personArkansas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterview.ar-nova.orgThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Payneway is in ZIP code 72472

ZIP codes where Payneway residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of PaynewayZIP’s residents in Payneway
72472Trumann, AR100%3%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomSt. Bernards Medical Center22.9 miles awayGet a library cardTrumann Public Library1200 West Main · (870) 483-7744

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Payneway

Who provides electricity in Payneway?

Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Payneway?

empower, delivered by CECC, Ritter Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Payneway?

72472. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Payneway in?

Marked Tree School District.

How do I register to vote in Payneway?

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 Poinsett County Clerk. Check your registration at voterview.ar-nova.org.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.