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The Viola handbook

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

All of Viola gets its mail under one ZIP code, 72583. Fulton County Library-Viola, at 199 Hwy 223, is the library in town.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Viola, 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 Viola.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Arkansas

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

Viola Waterworks supplies almost all of Viola. It draws ground water (EPA lists Fulton County Water Authori as seller) and serves 336 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile5.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2002–Dec 2004, was 5.0 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. AR0000205.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Viola

100% of 235 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
NEXT, Powered by NAECFiber100%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL59%10/1
VerizonFixed wireless80%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless72%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Viola’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Viola.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Viola 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.

Viola kids go to
K–6Viola Elementary SchoolViola School District
7–12Viola High SchoolViola School District

Viola is in Viola 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

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Viola is in ZIP code 72583

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ViolaZIP’s residents in Viola
72583Viola, AR100%21%
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 Viola

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

Viola Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000205). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan 2002–Dec 2004), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Viola?

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

What internet providers serve Viola?

NEXT, Powered by NAEC, Brightspeed, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Viola?

72583. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Viola in?

Viola School District.

How do I register to vote in Viola?

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 Fulton 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.