Living in Monterey, LA: what to set up and who to call
Monterey has no town government of its own, so Concordia Parish runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Concordia Parish School District. Power in Monterey comes from Concordia Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Monterey, 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 Monterey.
Power comes from Concordia Electric Coop
Concordia Electric Coop (Concordia Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Monterey. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 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 Monterey Rural Water System Inc
Monterey Rural Water System Inc supplies Monterey: about 26% of residents live in its service area. About 74% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 5,250 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–Jun 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.3 ppb. That’s higher than 67% 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. LA1029007.
2 home internet providers serve Monterey
94% of 260 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swyft Connect | Fiber | 90% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 58% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Monterey’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Monterey.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Monterey is in Concordia 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Monterey is unincorporated, so Concordia Parish is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Monterey is in ZIP code 71354
ZIP codes where Monterey residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Monterey | ZIP’s residents in Monterey |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71354 | Monterey, LA | 100% | 30% |
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 Monterey
Who supplies Monterey’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Monterey Rural Water System Inc (EPA ID LA1029007). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Monterey?
Concordia Electric Coop (Concordia Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Monterey?
Swyft Connect, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Monterey?
71354. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Monterey in?
Concordia Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Monterey?
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 Concordia 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.