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The Smackover handbook

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

All of Smackover gets its mail under one ZIP code, 71762. Optimum is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Smackover.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Smackover, 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 Smackover.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Arkansas

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

Smackover Waterworks supplies almost all of Smackover. It draws ground water and serves 2,821 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 percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2002–Dec 2004, was 4.0 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. AR0000555.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Smackover

96% of 922 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
OptimumCable90%940/35
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless27%10/1
VerizonFixed wireless77%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless24%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 Smackover’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Smackover.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Smackover or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Smackover kids go to
PK–4Smackover Elementary SchoolSmackover-Norphlet School District
5–8Norphlet Middle Schoolin Norphlet
9–12Smackover High SchoolSmackover-Norphlet School District

Smackover is in Smackover-Norphlet School District.

B−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

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Smackover is in ZIP code 71762

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SmackoverZIP’s residents in Smackover
71762Smackover, AR100%71%
Area code870Wikidata

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 Smackover

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

Smackover Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000555). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan 2002–Dec 2004), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Smackover?

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

What internet providers serve Smackover?

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

What ZIP codes are in Smackover?

71762. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Smackover in?

Smackover-Norphlet School District.

How do I register to vote in Smackover?

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 Union 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.