Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Iuka, MS: what to set up and who to call
Power in Iuka comes from Tishomingo County E P A, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Iuka Public Library, at 204 North Main Street, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Iuka, 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 Iuka.
Power comes from Tishomingo County E P A
Tishomingo County E P A (Tishomingo County E P A), a cooperative utility, serves all of Iuka. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $150 a month (its average across Mississippi).
Start or move service: tcepa.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3
Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3 supplies Iuka: about 36% of residents live in its service area. City of Iuka serves another 24%. Short Coleman Park-Nasa Plant serves another 16%. About 25% 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 2,606 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.5 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MS0710008.
6 home internet providers serve Iuka
100% of 1,483 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tishomingo Connect | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| BCI Mississippi Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 1,000/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 70% | 25/3 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 58% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Iuka’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Iuka.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Iuka is in Tishomingo County Schools.
A−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 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Iuka is in ZIP code 38852
ZIP codes where Iuka residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Iuka | ZIP’s residents in Iuka |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38852 | Iuka, MS | 100% | 34% |
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 Iuka
Who supplies Iuka’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3 (EPA ID MS0710008). 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 0.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Iuka?
Tishomingo County E P A (Tishomingo County E P A), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Iuka?
Tishomingo Connect, BCI Mississippi Broadband, AT&T, C Spire, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Iuka?
38852. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Iuka in?
Tishomingo County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Iuka?
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 Tishomingo 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.