Middle Fork of the Little Red River Bridge · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Shirley, AR: what to set up and who to call
Community Water System reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Mar 2025. The closest ER is Ozark Health, 9.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shirley, 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 Shirley.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shirley. 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 Community Water System
Community Water System supplies Shirley: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 13% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Conway Water System and Shirley Waterworks as sellers) and serves 18,628 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Mar 2025. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 7.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 95% 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. AR0000101.
6 home internet providers serve Shirley
100% of 201 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petit Jean Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Artelco | Fiber, DSL | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 63% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/3 |
| TCW | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Shirley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shirley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Shirley is in Shirley 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Shirley is in ZIP code 72153
ZIP codes where Shirley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shirley | ZIP’s residents in Shirley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72153 | Shirley, AR | 100% | 10% |
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 Shirley
Who supplies Shirley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Community Water System (EPA ID AR0000101). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.4 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shirley?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Shirley?
Petit Jean Fiber, Artelco, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, TCW (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shirley?
72153. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shirley in?
Shirley School District.
How do I register to vote in Shirley?
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 Van Buren 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.