Confederate State Capitol · Photo: The original uploader was Billy Hathorn at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Washington, AR: what to set up and who to call
All of Washington gets its mail under one ZIP code, 71862. SWAT wires most of Washington, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Washington, 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 Washington.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Washington. 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 Washington Water System
Washington Water System supplies almost all of Washington. It draws ground water and serves 142 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2006, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2006: 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. AR0000232.
3 home internet providers serve Washington
100% of 90 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWAT | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 70% | 300/20 |
| Premier Broadband | Fixed wireless | 9% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Washington’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Washington.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Washington is in Hope 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 Oct 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Washington is in ZIP code 71862
ZIP codes where Washington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Washington | ZIP’s residents in Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71862 | Washington, AR | 100% | 16% |
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 Washington
Who supplies Washington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Washington Water System (EPA ID AR0000232). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2006), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Washington?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Washington?
SWAT, Verizon, Premier Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Washington?
71862. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Washington in?
Hope School District.
How do I register to vote in Washington?
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 Hempstead 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.