Photo: Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Smyrna, DE: what to set up and who to call
Smyrna runs its own electric utility, Town of Smyrna. The closest ER is Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus, 11 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Smyrna, 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 Smyrna.
Power comes from Town of Smyrna
Town of Smyrna (Town of Smyrna - (DE)), a municipal utility, serves all of Smyrna.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Smyrna Water Department
Smyrna Water Department supplies Smyrna: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 11,813 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.3 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. DE0000657.
5 home internet providers serve Smyrna
100% of 4,736 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 44% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 69% | 980/880 |
| Bloosurf | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/5 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 30% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Smyrna
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Smyrna, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check dnrec.delaware.gov →
From dnrec.delaware.gov, smyrna.delaware.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2020, 2025-10-16. 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.
Smyrna is in Smyrna School District.
BSchool 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 Sep 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Smyrna is in ZIP code 19977
ZIP codes where Smyrna residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Smyrna | ZIP’s residents in Smyrna |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19977 | Smyrna, DE | 100% | 47% |
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 Smyrna
Who supplies Smyrna’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Smyrna Water Department (EPA ID DE0000657). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Smyrna?
Town of Smyrna (Town of Smyrna - (DE)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Smyrna?
Xfinity, Verizon, Bloosurf, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Smyrna?
19977. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Smyrna in?
Smyrna School District.
How do I register to vote in Smyrna?
In Delaware you can register online until 24 days before Election Day, in person until 24 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 24 days before). Elections here are run by the Department of Elections - Kent County Office. Check your registration at ivote.de.gov.
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: Smyrna’s own website (dnrec.delaware.gov, smyrna.delaware.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.