Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Fingers-of-Pyrex~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Amory, MS: what to set up and who to call
Amory runs its own electric utility, City of Amory; its homes paid 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025. Tap water in Amory comes from the City of Amory 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 below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Amory, 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 Amory.
Power comes from City of Amory
City of Amory (City of Amory), a municipal utility, serves 91.3% of Amory residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Mississippi).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Amory water system
The City of Amory water system supplies almost all of Amory. It draws ground water and serves 9,350 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 2022–Dec 2024, 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MS0480002.
6 home internet providers serve Amory
100% of 3,243 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCI Mississippi Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 10,000/10,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 87% | 5,000/5,000 |
| M-Pulse Fiber | Fiber | 16% | 1,000/1,000 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Amory’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Amory.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Amory (69%) is in Amory School District; parts are in Monroe County School District (31%).
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.
Amory is in ZIP code 38821
ZIP codes where Amory residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Amory | ZIP’s residents in Amory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38821 | Amory, MS | 100% | 56% |
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 Amory
Who supplies Amory’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Amory water system (EPA ID MS0480002). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Amory?
City of Amory (City of Amory), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Amory?
BCI Mississippi Broadband, AT&T, M-Pulse Fiber, C Spire, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Amory?
38821. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Amory in?
Amory School District. Parts of the city are in Monroe County School District.
How do I register to vote in Amory?
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 Monroe 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.