Photo: Matthew N from Oxford, MS, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Baldwyn, MS: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Baldwyn comes from Ingram Water Association, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.5 ppb. Power in Baldwyn comes from Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Baldwyn, 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 Baldwyn.
Power comes from Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn
Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn (Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn), a cooperative utility, serves all of Baldwyn. Its homes paid an average of 11.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $137 a month (its average across Mississippi).
Start or move service: pcepa.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ingram Water Association
Ingram Water Association supplies Baldwyn: about 80% of residents live in its service area. Town of Baldwyn serves another 8%. About 12% 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 776 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 58% 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. MS0590008.
6 home internet providers serve Baldwyn
100% of 1,414 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentiss Connect | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| BCI Mississippi Broadband | Fiber, Cable | 94% | 10,000/10,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 72% | 25/3 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 10% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Baldwyn’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Baldwyn.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Baldwyn is in Baldwyn School District.
C+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.
Baldwyn spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Baldwyn residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Baldwyn | ZIP’s residents in Baldwyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38824 | Baldwyn, MS | 97% | 38% |
| 38849 | Guntown, MS | 3% | 1% |
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 Baldwyn
Who supplies Baldwyn’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ingram Water Association (EPA ID MS0590008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Baldwyn?
Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn (Prentiss County Elec Pwr Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Baldwyn?
Prentiss Connect, BCI Mississippi Broadband, AT&T, C Spire, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Baldwyn?
38824 (97%), 38849 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Baldwyn in?
Baldwyn School District.
How do I register to vote in Baldwyn?
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 Prentiss 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.