Memphis and Arkansas Bridge · Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0Living in West Memphis, AR: what to set up and who to call
West Memphis runs its own electric utility, City of West Memphis; its homes paid 8.4¢ per kWh in 2025. The closest ER is Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, 1.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in West Memphis, 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 West Memphis.
Power comes from City of West Memphis
City of West Memphis (City of West Memphis - (AR)), a municipal utility, serves 99.0% of West Memphis residents. Its homes paid an average of 8.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $97 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 West Memphis Waterworks
West Memphis Waterworks supplies almost all of West Memphis. It draws ground water and serves 24,419 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. AR0000156.
4 home internet providers serve West Memphis
99% of 8,825 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 52% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in West Memphis is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in West Memphis, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on westmemphisar.gov
West Memphis Recycling Center
100 Court Street, West Memphis, AR 72301
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From westmemphisar.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of West Memphis (58%) is in West Memphis School District; parts are in Marion School District (42%).
C−School 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.
West Memphis is in ZIP code 72301
ZIP codes where West Memphis residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of West Memphis | ZIP’s residents in West Memphis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72301 | West Memphis, AR | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 72364, 72376. 72303 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 West Memphis
Who supplies West Memphis’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
West Memphis Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000156). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in West Memphis?
City of West Memphis (City of West Memphis - (AR)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 8.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve West Memphis?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in West Memphis?
72301. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is West Memphis in?
West Memphis School District. Parts of the city are in Marion School District.
How do I register to vote in West Memphis?
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 Crittenden 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: West Memphis’ own website (westmemphisar.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.