Living in Ridgecrest, LA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Village of Ridgecrest Water Supply. Power in Ridgecrest comes from Concordia Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ridgecrest, 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 Ridgecrest.
Power comes from Concordia Electric Coop
Concordia Electric Coop (Concordia Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Ridgecrest. 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 Village of Ridgecrest Water Supply
Village of Ridgecrest Water Supply supplies almost all of Ridgecrest. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Town of Ferriday Water System as seller) and serves 684 people in all.
25 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×17, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×6, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Jan 2026. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 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. LA1029009.
2 home internet providers serve Ridgecrest
100% of 301 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swyft Connect | Fiber, Cable | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 21% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ridgecrest’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ridgecrest.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ridgecrest 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2017; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ridgecrest is in ZIP code 71334
ZIP codes where Ridgecrest residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ridgecrest | ZIP’s residents in Ridgecrest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71334 | Ferriday, LA | 100% | 7% |
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 Ridgecrest
Who supplies Ridgecrest’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Village of Ridgecrest Water Supply (EPA ID LA1029009). It reported 25 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×17, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×6, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×2. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ridgecrest?
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 Ridgecrest?
Swyft Connect, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ridgecrest?
71334. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ridgecrest in?
Concordia Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Ridgecrest?
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.