Photo: Jma661 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Tuckerman, AR: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Tuckerman is in ZIP code 72473. Children in Tuckerman attend Jackson County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tuckerman, 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 Tuckerman.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Tuckerman. 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 Tuckerman Waterworks
Tuckerman Waterworks supplies Tuckerman: about 95% of residents live in its service area. North Jackson Co Rural Water Assn serves another 5%. It draws ground water and serves 1,817 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2001–Dec 2003, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2003: 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. AR0000266.
6 home internet providers serve Tuckerman
99% of 854 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 90% | 940/35 |
| Windstream Arkansas | Fiber, DSL | 89% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Farmers Rural Connect | Fiber | 5% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 59% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Tuckerman’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Tuckerman.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Tuckerman is in Jackson County School District.
ASchool 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Tuckerman is in ZIP code 72473
ZIP codes where Tuckerman residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tuckerman | ZIP’s residents in Tuckerman |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72473 | Tuckerman, AR | 100% | 78% |
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 Tuckerman
Who supplies Tuckerman’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tuckerman Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000266). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2001–Dec 2003), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tuckerman?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Tuckerman?
Optimum, Windstream Arkansas, Farmers Rural Connect, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tuckerman?
72473. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tuckerman in?
Jackson County School District.
How do I register to vote in Tuckerman?
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 Jackson 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.