Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture · Public domainLiving in Greenwood, MS: what to set up and who to call
Greenwood runs its own electric utility, Greenwood Utilities Comm; its homes paid 11.4¢ per kWh in 2025. Trains stop in Greenwood.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Greenwood, 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 Greenwood.
Power comes from Greenwood Utilities Comm
Greenwood Utilities Comm (Greenwood Utilities Comm), a municipal utility, serves 99.3% of Greenwood residents. Its homes paid an average of 11.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $125 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 Greenwood water system
The City of Greenwood water system supplies almost all of Greenwood. It draws ground water and serves 19,140 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.9 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. MS0420001.
8 home internet providers serve Greenwood
100% of 5,813 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable | 88% | 940/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 70% | 100/20 |
| C Spire | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 62% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Mobile Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 18% | 1,000/1,000 |
| TecInfo Communications | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 6% | 50/5 |
| Delta Fiber | Fiber | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Greenwood depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Greenwood, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup map
- RecyclingEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Plastics #1 and #2
- Steel cans
- Mixed paper
From greenwoodms.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Greenwood is in Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District.
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.
Greenwood is in ZIP code 38930
ZIP codes where Greenwood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Greenwood | ZIP’s residents in Greenwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38930 | Greenwood, MS | 100% | 62% |
38935 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Greenwood
Who supplies Greenwood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Greenwood water system (EPA ID MS0420001). 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 0.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Greenwood?
Greenwood Utilities Comm (Greenwood Utilities Comm), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 11.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Greenwood?
Optimum, AT&T, C Spire, Mobile Communications, TecInfo Communications, Delta Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Greenwood?
38930. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Greenwood in?
Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District.
How do I register to vote in Greenwood?
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 Leflore 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: Greenwood’s own website (greenwoodms.com), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.