Titan II ICBM Launch Complex 373-5 Site · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Searcy, AR: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Searcy is in ZIP code 72143. The closest ER is White County Medical Center, 2.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Searcy, 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 Searcy.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Searcy. 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 Searcy Waterworks
Searcy Waterworks supplies almost all of Searcy. It draws surface water and serves 28,196 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. AR0000590.
6 home internet providers serve Searcy
100% of 7,955 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 64% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| White County Cable TV | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 87% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Right Fiber | Fiber | 8% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| Hillbilly Wireless | Fixed wireless | 37% | 45/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Searcy
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Searcy, from the town’s own site.
Searcy Recycling Center
409 W. Beebe Capps Expressway, Searcy, AR 72143
- Mon7 am–4 pm
- Tue7 am–4 pm
- Wed7 am–4 pm, 7 am–5:30 pm
- Thu7 am–4 pm
- Fri7 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–noon
Accepted at the curb
- Clear and colored beverage bottles
- Milk and juice jugs
- Ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard bottles
- Liquid soap and detergent bottles
- Household beverage and food cans
- Newspapers, magazines, catalogs, phone books
- Flattened cardboard boxes
- Pizza boxes (food free)
Searcy Compost Center
1840 N. Main, Searcy, AR 72143
Mulch Center
1840 North Main Street, Searcy, AR
From cityofsearcy.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated Apr 17, Jun 12. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Searcy (91%) is in Searcy School District; parts are in Riverview School District (9%).
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Searcy is in ZIP code 72143
ZIP codes where Searcy residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Searcy | ZIP’s residents in Searcy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72143 | Searcy, AR | 100% | 65% |
A few homes fall in 72081. 72145, 72149 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Searcy
Who supplies Searcy’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Searcy Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000590). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Searcy?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Searcy?
White County Cable TV, AT&T, Right Fiber, Verizon, Hillbilly Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Searcy?
72143. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Searcy in?
Searcy School District. Parts of the city are in Riverview School District.
How do I register to vote in Searcy?
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 White 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: Searcy’s own website (cityofsearcy.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.