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The Widener handbook

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

Every home in Widener is in ZIP code 72394. Wired internet is thin in Widener: the FCC’s map has 60% of addresses able to get it.

Who supplies the water?Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Widener, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerEntergy Arkansasinvestor-owned utility · 13.4¢/kWhMore →WaterWidener Waterworks0 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAMore →Internet4 providers75% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Widener’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolForrest City School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteIn personRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code72394Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Widener.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Arkansas

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

Widener Waterworks supplies almost all of Widener. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Forrest City Waterworks as seller) and serves 507 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

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. AR0000538.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Widener

75% of 130 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
OptimumCable57%940/35
AristotleFixed wireless100%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless62%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless45%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Widener’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Widener.

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

Widener kids go to
PK–2Central Elementary Schoolin Forrest City
3–5Stewart Elementary Schoolin Forrest City
7–8Forrest City Junior High Schoolin Forrest City
9–12Forrest City High Schoolin Forrest City

Widener is in Forrest City 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsWidener’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereSaint Francis County ClerkElections here are run by St. Francis County (county election office). 313 S. Izard St., Suite 2, Forrest City, AR 72336 · (870) 261-1725 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Widener is in ZIP code 72394

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WidenerZIP’s residents in Widener
72394Widener, AR100%50%

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.

Nearest emergency roomForrest City Medical Center5.3 miles awayGet a library cardForrest City Public Library421 South Washington Street · (870) 633-5646

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Widener

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

Widener Waterworks (EPA ID AR0000538). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.

Who provides electricity in Widener?

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

What internet providers serve Widener?

Optimum, Aristotle, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Widener?

72394. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Widener in?

Forrest City School District.

How do I register to vote in Widener?

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 Saint Francis 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.