Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Greenville, MS: what to set up and who to call
The City of Greenville water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2022. The closest ER is Delta Health System - the Medical Center, 5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Greenville, 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 Greenville.
Power comes from Entergy Mississippi
Entergy Mississippi (Entergy Mississippi LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Greenville. 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 City of Greenville water system
The City of Greenville water system supplies Greenville: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 13% 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 29,602 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2022. 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.6 ppb. That’s lower than 51% 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. MS0760004.
7 home internet providers serve Greenville
100% of 13,044 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 89% | 940/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 59% | 100/20 |
| TecInfo Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 25% | 1,000/1,000 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 95% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 35% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 9% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Greenville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Greenville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Greenville (68%) is in Greenville Public School District; parts are in Western Line School District (32%).
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.
Greenville spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Greenville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Greenville | ZIP’s residents in Greenville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38701 | Greenville, MS | 62% | 88% |
| 38703 | Greenville, MS | 38% | 88% |
38702, 38704 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Greenville
Who supplies Greenville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Greenville water system (EPA ID MS0760004). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Greenville?
Entergy Mississippi (Entergy Mississippi LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Greenville?
Optimum, AT&T, TecInfo Communications, C Spire, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Greenville?
38701 (62%), 38703 (38%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Greenville in?
Greenville Public School District. Parts of the city are in Western Line School District.
How do I register to vote in Greenville?
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 Washington 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.