Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Guntown, MS: what to set up and who to call
Power in Guntown comes from Tombigbee Electric Power Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Tombigbee Fiber and BCI Mississippi Broadband wire most of Guntown, and 93% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Guntown, 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 Guntown.
Power comes from Tombigbee Electric Power Assn
Tombigbee Electric Power Assn (Tombigbee Electric Power Assn), a cooperative utility, serves all of Guntown. Its homes paid an average of 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $167 a month (its average across Mississippi).
Start or move service: tombigbeeelectric.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Guntown water system
The Town of Guntown water system supplies Guntown: about 5% of residents live in its service area. About 92% 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 3,577 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MS0410006.
6 home internet providers serve Guntown
100% of 963 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tombigbee Fiber | Fiber | 92% | 2,000/1,000 |
| BCI Mississippi Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/20 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 72% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Guntown’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Guntown.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Guntown (98%) is in Lee County School District.
B−School 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.
Guntown is in ZIP code 38849
ZIP codes where Guntown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Guntown | ZIP’s residents in Guntown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38849 | Guntown, MS | 100% | 40% |
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 Guntown
Who supplies Guntown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Guntown water system (EPA ID MS0410006). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Guntown?
Tombigbee Electric Power Assn (Tombigbee Electric Power Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Guntown?
Tombigbee Fiber, BCI Mississippi Broadband, C Spire, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Guntown?
38849. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Guntown in?
Lee County School District.
How do I register to vote in Guntown?
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 Lee 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.