Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Jackson, MS: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2020 is still open for the City of Jackson water system. Jackson has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jackson, 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 Jackson.
Power comes from Entergy Mississippi
Entergy Mississippi (Entergy Mississippi LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Jackson. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 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 Jackson water system
The City of Jackson water system supplies Jackson: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 189,673 people in all.
16 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×6, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), the latest beginning Apr 2025. 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2020: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 3.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 10.7 ppb. That’s higher than 81% 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. MS0250008.
5 home internet providers serve Jackson
100% of 59,206 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 45% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 86% | 5,000/5,000 |
| C Spire | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 85% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 40% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Jackson
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Jackson, from the town’s own site.
City of Jackson Rubbish Landfill (Rubbish Disposal Site)
6810 I-55 South Frontage Road, Byram, MS 39272
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From jacksonms.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-02-01T10:54:12+00:00, 2026-02-13, 2026-02-13T17:03:10+00:00, 2026-03-18, 2026-07-16. 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.
Most of Jackson (91%) is in Jackson Public School District; parts are in Hinds County School District (3%) and Rankin County School District (3%).
C−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.
Jackson spans 10 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Jackson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jackson | ZIP’s residents in Jackson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39212 | Jackson, MS | 18% | 94% |
| 39211 | Jackson, MS | 16% | 100% |
| 39209 | Jackson, MS | 15% | 92% |
| 39206 | Jackson, MS | 15% | 100% |
| 39213 | Jackson, MS | 12% | 98% |
| 39204 | Jackson, MS | 10% | 100% |
| 39202 | Jackson, MS | 5% | 100% |
| 39203 | Jackson, MS | 3% | 100% |
| 39216 | Jackson, MS | 3% | 100% |
| 39272 | Byram, MS | 1% | 15% |
A few homes fall in 39217, 39201, 39174, 39210, 39208. 39205, 39207, 39215, 39225, 39236, 39250, 39269, 39271, 39282, 39283, 39284, 39286, 39289, 39296, 39298 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Jackson
Who supplies Jackson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Jackson water system (EPA ID MS0250008). It reported 16 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×6, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×4, disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.2 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Jackson?
Entergy Mississippi (Entergy Mississippi LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Jackson?
Xfinity, AT&T, C Spire, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jackson?
39212 (18%), 39211 (16%), 39209 (15%), 39206 (15%), 39213 (12%), 39204 (10%), 39202 (5%), 39203 (3%), 39216 (3%), 39272 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jackson in?
Jackson Public School District. Parts of the city are in Hinds County School District and Rankin County School District.
How do I register to vote in Jackson?
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 Hinds 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: Jackson’s own website (jacksonms.gov), read Oct 21, 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.