Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Benton, LA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Benton comes from Town of Benton Water System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Benton Branch, at 115 Courthouse Drive, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Benton, 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 Benton.
Power comes from SWEPCO
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Benton. Its homes paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $163 a month (its average across Louisiana).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Benton Water System
Town of Benton Water System supplies almost all of Benton. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Bossier City Water System as seller) and serves 8,037 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. LA1015002.
5 home internet providers serve Benton
96% of 975 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 94% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 940/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 77% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 25% | 500/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Benton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Benton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Benton is in Bossier Parish School District.
A−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 Aug 3, 2026.
Benton is in ZIP code 71006
ZIP codes where Benton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Benton | ZIP’s residents in Benton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71006 | Benton, LA | 100% | 13% |
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.
Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Benton
Who supplies Benton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Town of Benton Water System (EPA ID LA1015002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Benton?
SWEPCO (Southwestern Electric Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Benton?
AT&T, Optimum, Verizon, T-Mobile, Nextlink (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Benton?
71006. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Benton in?
Bossier Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Benton?
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 Bossier 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: 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 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.