Living in Eros, LA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2023 is still open for Village of Eros Water System. Power in Eros comes from Claiborne Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Eros, 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 Eros.
Power comes from Claiborne Electric Coop
Claiborne Electric Coop (Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Eros. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $153 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 Village of Eros Water System
Village of Eros Water System supplies Eros: about 49% of residents live in its service area. About 51% 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 Eros Community Water System and Cadeville Water District as sellers) and serves 318 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×5, the latest beginning May 2023. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 6 older violations are still open, since 2023: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 52% 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. LA1049007.
3 home internet providers serve Eros
20% of 74 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brightspeed | DSL | 66% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 66% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Eros’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Eros.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Eros is in Jackson Parish 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.
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.
Eros is in ZIP code 71238
ZIP codes where Eros residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Eros | ZIP’s residents in Eros |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71238 | Eros, LA | 100% | 4% |
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 Eros
Who supplies Eros’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Village of Eros Water System (EPA ID LA1049007). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×5. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Eros?
Claiborne Electric Coop (Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Eros?
Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Eros?
71238. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Eros in?
Jackson Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Eros?
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 Jackson 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.