Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Ackerman, MS: what to set up and who to call
The Town of Ackerman water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Ackerman comes from 4-County Electric Power Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ackerman, 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 Ackerman.
Power comes from 4-County Electric Power Assn
4-County Electric Power Assn (4-County Electric Power Assn), a cooperative utility, serves all of Ackerman. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $165 a month (its average across Mississippi).
Start or move service: 4county.org
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Ackerman water system
The Town of Ackerman water system supplies Ackerman: 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 1,594 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. 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 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. MS0100001.
4 home internet providers serve Ackerman
100% of 675 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Telephone Co. | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 2,500/2,500 |
| 4-County Fiber | Fiber | 84% | 1,000/1,000 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ackerman’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ackerman.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ackerman is in Choctaw County School District.
A+School 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 Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ackerman is in ZIP code 39735
ZIP codes where Ackerman residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ackerman | ZIP’s residents in Ackerman |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39735 | Ackerman, MS | 100% | 41% |
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 Ackerman
Who supplies Ackerman’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Ackerman water system (EPA ID MS0100001). 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). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ackerman?
4-County Electric Power Assn (4-County Electric Power Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ackerman?
Franklin Telephone Co., 4-County Fiber, C Spire, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ackerman?
39735. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ackerman in?
Choctaw County School District.
How do I register to vote in Ackerman?
Mississippi has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Choctaw County Registrar. Check your registration at msegov.com.
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 Nov 18, 2024 (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.