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The Mound handbook

Living in Mound, LA: what to set up and who to call

Power in Mound comes from Northeast Louisiana Power Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Madison Parish Hospital, 10.6 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mound, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerNortheast Louisiana Power Coopcooperative utility · 11.2¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve MoundData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Mound’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolMadison Parish School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code71282Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Mound.

Electricity

Power comes from Northeast Louisiana Power Coop

Northeast Louisiana Power Coop (Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc.), a cooperative utility, serves all of Mound. Its homes paid an average of 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $159 a month (its average across Louisiana).

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve Mound

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Mound, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Mound’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mound.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Mound or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Mound kids go to
PK–2Tallulah Elementary Schoolin Tallulah
3–5Wright Elementary Schoolin Tallulah
6–8Madison Middle Schoolin Tallulah
9–12Madison High Schoolin Tallulah

Mound is in Madison 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsMound’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereMadison Parish Registrar of VotersElections here are run by Madison Parish (county election office). 100 N Cedar St, Rm. 5, Tallulah, LA 71282-3892 · (318) 574-2193 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterportal.sos.la.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Mound is in ZIP code 71282

ZIP codes where Mound residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of MoundZIP’s residents in Mound
71282Tallulah, LA100%0%
Area code318Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomMadison Parish Hospital10.6 miles awayGet a library cardWarren County-Vicksburg Public Library700 Veto Street · (601) 636-6411

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Mound

Who provides electricity in Mound?

Northeast Louisiana Power Coop (Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc.), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Mound?

71282. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mound in?

Madison Parish School District.

How do I register to vote in Mound?

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 Madison 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.

  • 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): pending.