Lyons House · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Abbeville, LA: what to set up and who to call
Abbeville runs its own electric utility, City of Abbeville. Children in Abbeville attend Vermilion Parish School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Abbeville, 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 Abbeville.
Power comes from City of Abbeville
City of Abbeville (City of Abbeville - (LA)), a municipal utility, serves 96.2% of Abbeville residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Abbeville Water System
City of Abbeville Water System supplies Abbeville: about 94% 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 (EPA lists Southeast Waterworks District 2 and Magnolia Plantation Water System Inc as sellers) and serves 14,217 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. LA1113001.
7 home internet providers serve Abbeville
98% of 4,301 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Competitive Telecommunications | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 100% | 50/5 |
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 2,000/100 |
| LFT Fiber | Fiber | 75% | 10,000/10,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 64% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| Cajun Broadband | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
A county or regional provider runs trash and recycling for Abbeville
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Abbeville, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofabbeville.net →
From cityofabbeville.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-19T13:54:30+00:00. 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.
Abbeville is in Vermilion Parish School District.
ASchool 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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Abbeville is in ZIP code 70510
ZIP codes where Abbeville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Abbeville | ZIP’s residents in Abbeville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70510 | Abbeville, LA | 100% | 46% |
70511 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 Abbeville
Who supplies Abbeville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Abbeville Water System (EPA ID LA1113001). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Abbeville?
City of Abbeville (City of Abbeville - (LA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Abbeville?
Louisiana Competitive Telecommunications, Cox Communications, LFT Fiber, AT&T, Verizon, Cajun Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Abbeville?
70510. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Abbeville in?
Vermilion Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Abbeville?
In Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Vermilion Parish Registrar of Voters. Check your registration at voterportal.sos.la.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: Abbeville’s own website (cityofabbeville.net), 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 Aug 3, 2026 (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.