Phillips County Penal Farm Historic District · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Poplar Grove, AR: what to set up and who to call
Poplar Grove has no town government of its own, so Phillips County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Marvell School District. For an emergency, Helena Regional Medical Center is the closest ER, 15.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Poplar Grove, 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 Poplar Grove.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Poplar Grove. 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 Barton Lexa Water Association
Barton Lexa Water Association supplies almost all of Poplar Grove. It draws ground water and serves 3,642 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 3.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 86% 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. AR0000415.
5 home internet providers serve Poplar Grove
89% of 133 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 83% | 940/35 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 5% | 80/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 80% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Poplar Grove’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Poplar Grove.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Poplar Grove is in Marvell 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
Poplar Grove is unincorporated, so Phillips 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.
Poplar Grove is in ZIP code 72374
ZIP codes where Poplar Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Poplar Grove | ZIP’s residents in Poplar Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72374 | Poplar Grove, AR | 100% | 30% |
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 Poplar Grove
Who supplies Poplar Grove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Barton Lexa Water Association (EPA ID AR0000415). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.7 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Poplar Grove?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Poplar Grove?
Optimum, Brightspeed, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Poplar Grove?
72374. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Poplar Grove in?
Marvell School District.
How do I register to vote in Poplar Grove?
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 Phillips 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.