Living in Spearsville, LA: what to set up and who to call
The Darbonne WS North water system reported 13 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×13. 78% of systems its size reported none. Power in Spearsville comes from Claiborne Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Spearsville, 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 Spearsville.
Power comes from Claiborne Electric Coop
Claiborne Electric Coop (Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Spearsville. 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 Darbonne WS North water system
The Darbonne WS North water system supplies Spearsville: about 34% of residents live in its service area. About 66% 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 3,186 people in all.
13 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×13, the latest beginning Jan 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. LA1111024.
Which providers serve Spearsville
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Spearsville, 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.
We don’t have Spearsville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Spearsville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Spearsville is in Union 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Spearsville is in ZIP code 71277
ZIP codes where Spearsville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Spearsville | ZIP’s residents in Spearsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71277 | Spearsville, LA | 100% | 8% |
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 Spearsville
Who supplies Spearsville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Darbonne WS North water system (EPA ID LA1111024). It reported 13 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×13. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Spearsville?
Claiborne Electric Coop (Claiborne Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Spearsville?
71277. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Spearsville in?
Union Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Spearsville?
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 Union 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): pending.