Photo: Chris Litherland · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Gueydan, LA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for Town of Gueydan Water System. Gueydan runs its own electric utility, Town of Gueydan.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gueydan, 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 Gueydan.
Power comes from Town of Gueydan
Town of Gueydan (Town of Gueydan), a municipal utility, serves all of Gueydan.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Gueydan Water System
Town of Gueydan Water System supplies almost all of Gueydan. It draws ground water and serves 2,016 people in all.
7 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Aug 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 3 older violations are still open, since 2025: 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 2026, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. LA1113006.
7 home internet providers serve Gueydan
100% of 677 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Competitive Telecommunications | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 100% | 30/5 |
| Vyve Broadband | Cable | 100% | 1,000/100 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 81% | 10/1 |
| LFT Fiber | Fiber | 52% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Faster Cajun Networks | Fixed wireless | 100% | 110/23 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 69% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gueydan’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gueydan.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gueydan 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.
Gueydan is in ZIP code 70542
ZIP codes where Gueydan residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gueydan | ZIP’s residents in Gueydan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70542 | Gueydan, LA | 100% | 38% |
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 Gueydan
Who supplies Gueydan’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Town of Gueydan Water System (EPA ID LA1113006). It reported 7 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×2, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gueydan?
Town of Gueydan (Town of Gueydan), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Gueydan?
Louisiana Competitive Telecommunications, Vyve Broadband, AT&T, LFT Fiber, Faster Cajun Networks, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gueydan?
70542. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gueydan in?
Vermilion Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Gueydan?
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: 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.