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The Algoma handbook

Living in Algoma, MS: what to set up and who to call

Power in Algoma comes from Pontotoc Electric Power Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Pontotoc Health Service Inc Cah, 5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerPontotoc Electric Power Assncooperative utility · 13.8¢/kWhMore →Internet7 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Algoma’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolPontotoc County SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteIn personRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code38863Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Pontotoc Electric Power Assn

Pontotoc Electric Power Assn (Pontotoc Electric Power Assn), a cooperative utility, serves all of Algoma. Its homes paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $170 a month (its average across Mississippi).

Start or move service: pepa.com

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

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Algoma

99% of 341 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Tombigbee FiberFiber88%2,000/1,000
We Connect CommunicationsFiber86%1,000/1,000
BCI Mississippi BroadbandFiber51%10,000/10,000
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL, Fiber18%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless54%100/20
C SpireFixed wireless39%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Algoma’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Algoma.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Algoma or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Algoma kids go to
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Algoma is in Pontotoc County Schools.

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsAlgoma’s government in one page
Who runs elections herePontotoc County RegistrarElections here are run by Pontotoc County (county election office). P.O. Box 428, Pontotoc, MS 38863 · (662) 489-3908FVAP, Sep 2023
Register to voteIn personMississippi has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemsegov.comThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Algoma is in ZIP code 38863

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of AlgomaZIP’s residents in Algoma
38863Pontotoc, MS100%3%

38820 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area code662Wikidata

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.

Nearest emergency roomPontotoc Health Service Inc Cah5 miles awayGet a library cardPontotoc County Library111 North Main Street · (662) 489-3960

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

Questions about living in Algoma

Who provides electricity in Algoma?

Pontotoc Electric Power Assn (Pontotoc Electric Power Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Algoma?

Tombigbee Fiber, We Connect Communications, BCI Mississippi Broadband, AT&T, T-Mobile, C Spire (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Algoma?

38863. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Algoma in?

Pontotoc County Schools.

How do I register to vote in Algoma?

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 Pontotoc County Registrar. Check your registration at msegov.com.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.