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The Roland handbook

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

Roland has no town government of its own, so Pulaski County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Pulaski County Special School District. Xfinity is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Roland.

Roland has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Pulaski County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Roland’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Arkansas

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Maumelle Water Corporation

Maumelle Water Corporation supplies almost all of Roland. It draws ground water and serves 2,832 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2002–Dec 2004, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2004: 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. AR0000464.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Roland

98% of 460 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 16% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable84%2,000/250
AT&TFiber, Fixed wireless, DSL32%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless75%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless62%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Roland’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Roland.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileRoland 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.

Roland kids go to
PK–516 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Roland is in Pulaski County Special School District.

C+School gradeSee 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

Roland is unincorporated, so Pulaski County is the local government.

Local governmentPulaski CountyRoland is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections herePulaski County ClerkElections here are run by Pulaski County (county election office). 401 W Markham St. Suite 100, Little Rock, AR 72201 · (501) 340-8336 · [email protected]FVAP, Apr 2026
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 Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Roland is in ZIP code 72135

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RolandZIP’s residents in Roland
72135Roland, AR100%31%
Area code501Wikidata

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.

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

Questions about living in Roland

Who supplies Roland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Maumelle Water Corporation (EPA ID AR0000464). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2002–Dec 2004), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Roland?

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

What internet providers serve Roland?

Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Roland?

72135. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Roland in?

Pulaski County Special School District.

How do I register to vote in Roland?

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 Pulaski 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.