Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Blue Mountain, MS: what to set up and who to call
Power in Blue Mountain comes from City of New Albany, a municipal utility rather than a private company. Children in Blue Mountain attend South Tippah School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Blue Mountain, 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 Blue Mountain.
Power comes from City of New Albany
City of New Albany (City of New Albany - (MS)), a municipal utility, serves all of Blue Mountain. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $155 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 Town of Blue Mountain water system
The Town of Blue Mountain water system supplies Blue Mountain: about 10% of residents live in its service area. About 90% 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 2,049 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 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 60% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MS0700001.
7 home internet providers serve Blue Mountain
100% of 318 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Light Fiber, LLC dba ACE Fiber | Fiber | 96% | 8,000/8,000 |
| BCI Mississippi Broadband | Cable | 89% | 1,000/20 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 72% | 10/1 |
| TEPAConnect | Fiber | 8% | 1,000/1,000 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 78% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Blue Mountain’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Blue Mountain.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Blue Mountain is in South Tippah School District.
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.
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.
Blue Mountain is in ZIP code 38610
ZIP codes where Blue Mountain residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Blue Mountain | ZIP’s residents in Blue Mountain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38610 | Blue Mountain, MS | 100% | 27% |
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 Blue Mountain
Who supplies Blue Mountain’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Blue Mountain water system (EPA ID MS0700001). 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 Blue Mountain?
City of New Albany (City of New Albany - (MS)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Blue Mountain?
First Light Fiber, LLC dba ACE Fiber, BCI Mississippi Broadband, AT&T, TEPAConnect, C Spire, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Blue Mountain?
38610. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Blue Mountain in?
South Tippah School District.
How do I register to vote in Blue Mountain?
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 Tippah 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.