Living in Clara, MS: what to set up and who to call
Clara has no town government of its own, so Wayne County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Wayne County School District. Clara Water Association has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.3 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clara, 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 Clara.
Power comes from Mississippi Power
Mississippi Power (Mississippi Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clara. Its homes paid an average of 15.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $179 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 Clara Water Association
Clara Water Association supplies almost all of Clara. It draws ground water and serves 1,690 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–Jun 2026, was 6.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 18.0 ppb. That’s higher than 95% 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. MS0770002.
4 home internet providers serve Clara
100% of 215 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| defastlink | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Sparklight | Cable | 92% | 1,000/50 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Clara’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clara.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Clara is in Wayne County 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
Clara is unincorporated, so Wayne 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.
Clara is in ZIP code 39367
ZIP codes where Clara residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clara | ZIP’s residents in Clara |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39367 | Waynesboro, MS | 100% | 3% |
A few homes fall in 39324.
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 Clara
Who supplies Clara’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Clara Water Association (EPA ID MS0770002). 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 6.3 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clara?
Mississippi Power (Mississippi Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Clara?
defastlink, Sparklight, C Spire, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clara?
39367. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clara in?
Wayne County School District.
How do I register to vote in Clara?
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 Wayne 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.