Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Hickory Flat, MS: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Hickory Flat comes from the Lake Arrowhead water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Hickory Flat comes from City of New Albany, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hickory Flat, 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 Hickory Flat.
Power comes from City of New Albany
City of New Albany (City of New Albany - (MS)), a municipal utility, serves all of Hickory Flat. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $155 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 Lake Arrowhead water system
The Lake Arrowhead water system supplies Hickory Flat: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% 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 174 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MS0730010.
3 home internet providers serve Hickory Flat
100% of 277 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Light Fiber, LLC dba ACE Fiber | Fiber | 100% | 8,000/8,000 |
| BCI Mississippi Broadband | Cable | 87% | 1,000/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 45% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hickory Flat’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hickory Flat.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hickory Flat is in Benton 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.
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.
Hickory Flat is in ZIP code 38633
ZIP codes where Hickory Flat residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hickory Flat | ZIP’s residents in Hickory Flat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38633 | Hickory Flat, MS | 100% | 22% |
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 Hickory Flat
Who supplies Hickory Flat’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Lake Arrowhead water system (EPA ID MS0730010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% 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 Hickory Flat?
City of New Albany (City of New Albany - (MS)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hickory Flat?
First Light Fiber, LLC dba ACE Fiber, BCI Mississippi Broadband, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hickory Flat?
38633. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hickory Flat in?
Benton County School District.
How do I register to vote in Hickory Flat?
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 Benton 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.