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The Vanndale handbook

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

Vanndale has no town government of its own, so Cross County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Cross County School District. The closest public drop-off to Vanndale is Wynne City Services, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Vanndale has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Cross County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Vanndale’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Vanndale, 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 Vanndale.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Arkansas

Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Vanndale. 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 Vanndale-Birdeye Water Assoc

Vanndale-Birdeye Water Assoc supplies almost all of Vanndale. It draws ground water and serves 2,174 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 percentile3.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2000–Dec 2002, was 3.0 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. AR0000162.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Vanndale

100% of 179 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 23% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
East Arkansas Cable TVCable99%1,000/50
EnlightenedFiber12%1,000/1,000
Right FiberFiber5%5,000/5,000
VerizonFixed wireless12%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vanndale.

Nearest public drop-off · 5.0 mi from the center of Vanndale

Wynne City Services

This isn’t Vanndale’s own facility. Whether Vanndale residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Vanndale is in Cross County 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Vanndale is unincorporated, so Cross County is the local government.

Local governmentCross CountyVanndale is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereCross County ClerkElections here are run by Cross County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check voterview.ar-nova.org.FVAP, Aug 2015
Register to voteIn personArkansas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterview.ar-nova.orgThe state’s voter lookup

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

Vanndale spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of VanndaleZIP’s residents in Vanndale
72324Cherry Valley, AR63%10%
72396Wynne, AR30%1%
72387Vanndale, AR6%100%

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 Vanndale

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

Vanndale-Birdeye Water Assoc (EPA ID AR0000162). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2000–Dec 2002), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Vanndale?

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

What internet providers serve Vanndale?

East Arkansas Cable TV, Enlightened, Right Fiber, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Vanndale?

72324 (63%), 72396 (30%), 72387 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Vanndale in?

Cross County School District.

How do I register to vote in Vanndale?

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 Cross 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.