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The Springhill handbook

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

An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Springhill Water System. Power in Springhill comes from Southwest Louisiana E M C, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Southwest Louisiana E M C

Southwest Louisiana E M C (Southwest Louisiana E M C), a cooperative utility, serves all of Springhill. Its homes paid an average of 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $162 a month (its average across Louisiana).

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Springhill Water System

Springhill Water System supplies Springhill: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 7,800 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. LA1119028.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Springhill

100% of 2,406 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SparklightCable100%1,000/50
BrightspeedFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless89%2,000/2,000
Conexon ConnectFiber39%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless69%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless44%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless31%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Springhill

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Springhill, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homespringhilllouisiana.gov

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check springhilllouisiana.gov →

From springhilllouisiana.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Springhill kids go to
PK–2Browning Elementary SchoolWebster Parish School District
3–5Brown Upper Elementary SchoolWebster Parish School District
6–124 schoolsDepends on your address

Springhill is in Webster 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Springhill is in ZIP code 71075

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SpringhillZIP’s residents in Springhill
71075Springhill, LA100%82%
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.

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

Questions about living in Springhill

Who supplies Springhill’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Springhill Water System (EPA ID LA1119028). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Springhill?

Southwest Louisiana E M C (Southwest Louisiana E M C), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Springhill?

Sparklight, Brightspeed, Conexon Connect, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Springhill?

71075. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Springhill in?

Webster Parish School District.

How do I register to vote in Springhill?

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 Webster 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: Springhill’s own website (springhilllouisiana.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.