Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Jonesboro, LA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for Town of Jonesboro Water System. Power in Jonesboro comes from Claiborne Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jonesboro, 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 Jonesboro.
Power comes from Claiborne Electric Coop
Claiborne Electric Coop (Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Jonesboro. 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 Town of Jonesboro Water System
Town of Jonesboro Water System supplies almost all of Jonesboro. It draws ground water and serves 6,231 people in all.
24 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×23, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Sep 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 23 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 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. LA1049010.
4 home internet providers serve Jonesboro
82% of 1,701 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 63% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 940/940 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 85% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Jonesboro’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jonesboro.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Jonesboro is in Jackson Parish School District.
B+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.
Jonesboro is in ZIP code 71251
ZIP codes where Jonesboro residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jonesboro | ZIP’s residents in Jonesboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71251 | Jonesboro, LA | 100% | 50% |
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 Jonesboro
Who supplies Jonesboro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Town of Jonesboro Water System (EPA ID LA1049010). It reported 24 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×23, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 80% 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 Jonesboro?
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 Jonesboro?
Optimum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jonesboro?
71251. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jonesboro in?
Jackson Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Jonesboro?
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.