Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Clarksdale, MS: what to set up and who to call
Clarksdale Public Utilities reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×6. 83% of systems its size reported none. Clarksdale runs its own electric utility, Clarksdale Public Utilities.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clarksdale, 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 Clarksdale.
Power comes from Clarksdale Public Utilities
Clarksdale Public Utilities (Clarksdale Public Utilities), a municipal utility, serves 94.4% of Clarksdale residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Clarksdale Public Utilities
Clarksdale Public Utilities supplies Clarksdale: about 51% of residents live in its service area. About 49% 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 14,903 people in all.
6 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×6, the latest beginning Jan 2025. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.9 ppb. That’s higher than 72% 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. MS0140002.
6 home internet providers serve Clarksdale
100% of 6,113 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 77% | 75/20 |
| Uplink Internet | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 14% | 2,500/2,500 |
| C Spire | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 86% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Clarksdale’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clarksdale.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Clarksdale (64%) is in Coahoma County School District; parts are in Clarksdale Municipal School District (36%).
DSchool 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.
Clarksdale is in ZIP code 38614
ZIP codes where Clarksdale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clarksdale | ZIP’s residents in Clarksdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38614 | Clarksdale, MS | 100% | 88% |
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 Clarksdale
Who supplies Clarksdale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Clarksdale Public Utilities (EPA ID MS0140002). It reported 6 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×6. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clarksdale?
Clarksdale Public Utilities (Clarksdale Public Utilities), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Clarksdale?
Sparklight, AT&T, Uplink Internet, C Spire, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clarksdale?
38614. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clarksdale in?
Coahoma County School District. Parts of the city are in Clarksdale Municipal School District.
How do I register to vote in Clarksdale?
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 Coahoma 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.