Henry, R.H., Bridge · Photo: Charles Bell · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bovina, MS: what to set up and who to call
Bovina has no town government of its own, so Warren County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Vicksburg Warren School District. Most of Bovina has one wired internet choice: AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bovina, 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 Bovina.
Power comes from Entergy Mississippi
Entergy Mississippi (Entergy Mississippi LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bovina. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 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 Culkin Water Dist
Culkin Water Dist supplies Bovina: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists City of Vicksburg as seller) and serves 11,730 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 ppb. That’s lower than 62% 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. MS0750002.
5 home internet providers serve Bovina
69% of 238 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 83% | 75/20 |
| Vicksburg Video | Cable | 47% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bovina’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bovina.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bovina is in Vicksburg Warren 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Bovina is unincorporated, so Warren County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bovina spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bovina residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bovina | ZIP’s residents in Bovina |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39180 | Vicksburg, MS | 54% | 1% |
| 39183 | Vicksburg, MS | 46% | 2% |
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 Bovina
Who supplies Bovina’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Culkin Water Dist (EPA ID MS0750002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.8 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bovina?
Entergy Mississippi (Entergy Mississippi LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bovina?
AT&T, Vicksburg Video, T-Mobile, C Spire, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bovina?
39180 (54%), 39183 (46%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bovina in?
Vicksburg Warren School District.
How do I register to vote in Bovina?
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 Warren 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.