Living in Ulm, AR: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for Ulm Waterworks. For a library card, the closest branch is Arkansas County Library, 8.5 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ulm, 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 Ulm.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ulm. 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 Ulm Waterworks
Ulm Waterworks supplies almost all of Ulm. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Grand Prairie Regional Water as seller) and serves 250 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×4, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 4 older violations are still open, since 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2000–Dec 2002, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2002: 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. AR0000451.
Which providers serve Ulm
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Ulm, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Ulm’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ulm.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ulm is in Hazen 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ulm spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Ulm residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ulm | ZIP’s residents in Ulm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72170 | Ulm, AR | 99% | 87% |
| 72160 | Stuttgart, AR | 1% | 0% |
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 Ulm
Who supplies Ulm’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ulm Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000451). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) ×4. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2000–Dec 2002), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ulm?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Ulm?
72170 (99%), 72160 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ulm in?
Hazen School District.
How do I register to vote in Ulm?
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 Prairie 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): pending.