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The Itta Bena handbook

Living in Itta Bena, MS: what to set up and who to call

Itta Bena runs its own electric utility, City of Itta Bena. For a library card, the closest branch is Greenwood-Leflore Public Library, 8.2 miles out.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Itta Bena, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Itta Bena.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Itta Bena

City of Itta Bena (City of Itta Bena - (MS)), a municipal utility, serves all of Itta Bena.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Itta Bena water system

The City of Itta Bena water system supplies almost all of Itta Bena. It draws ground water and serves 2,049 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MS0420002.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Itta Bena

100% of 692 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SparklightCable100%1,000/50
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless82%10/1
Mobile CommunicationsFiber, Fixed wireless79%1,000/1,000
Delta FiberFiber22%1,000/1,000
C SpireFixed wireless100%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless88%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Itta Bena’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Itta Bena.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Itta Bena or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Itta Bena kids go to
PK–6Leflore Elementary SchoolGreenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District
7–12Leflore County High SchoolGreenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District

Itta Bena 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Itta Bena is in ZIP code 38941

ZIP codes where Itta Bena residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Itta BenaZIP’s residents in Itta Bena
38941Itta Bena, MS100%42%
Area code662Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Itta Bena

Who supplies Itta Bena’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Itta Bena water system (EPA ID MS0420002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.5 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Itta Bena?

City of Itta Bena (City of Itta Bena - (MS)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Itta Bena?

Sparklight, AT&T, Mobile Communications, Delta Fiber, C Spire, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Itta Bena?

38941. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Itta Bena in?

Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District.

How do I register to vote in Itta Bena?

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: 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.