Photo: Chris Litherland · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Sunset, LA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Sunset comes from Town of Sunset Water System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.4 ppb. Power in Sunset 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 Sunset, 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 Sunset.
Power comes from Southwest Louisiana E M C
Southwest Louisiana E M C (Southwest Louisiana E M C), a cooperative utility, serves all of Sunset. 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.
Water comes from Town of Sunset Water System
Town of Sunset Water System supplies Sunset: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Town of Grand Coteau Water System and Greenbriar Prairie Basse Water System as sellers) and serves 4,356 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 64% 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. LA1097015.
6 home internet providers serve Sunset
100% of 1,264 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allens Communications | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 67% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Spectrum | Fiber | 20% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Acadianabroadband | Fixed wireless | 35% | 40/10 |
| Cajun Broadband | Fixed wireless | 16% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 8% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sunset’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sunset.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sunset is in St. Landry Parish School District.
BSchool gradeSee 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.
Sunset is in ZIP code 70584
ZIP codes where Sunset residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sunset | ZIP’s residents in Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70584 | Sunset, LA | 100% | 39% |
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 Sunset
Who supplies Sunset’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Town of Sunset Water System (EPA ID LA1097015). 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 0.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sunset?
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 Sunset?
Allens Communications, Brightspeed, Spectrum, Acadianabroadband, Cajun Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sunset?
70584. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sunset in?
St. Landry Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Sunset?
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 St Landry 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.