Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY 4.0Living in Jonestown, MS: what to set up and who to call
Jonestown spans 3 ZIP codes; 38639 holds the most residents (64%). Uplink Internet wires most of Jonestown, and 93% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jonestown, 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 Jonestown.
Power comes from Entergy Mississippi
Entergy Mississippi (Entergy Mississippi LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Jonestown. 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 Town of Jonestown water system
The Town of Jonestown water system supplies almost all of Jonestown. It draws ground water and serves 968 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 62% 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. MS0140008.
5 home internet providers serve Jonestown
100% of 380 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uplink Internet | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 98% | 2,500/2,500 |
| Aristotle Unified Communications | Fiber | 13% | 1,000/500 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/3 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 4% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Jonestown’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jonestown.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Jonestown is in Coahoma 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.
Jonestown spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Jonestown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jonestown | ZIP’s residents in Jonestown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38639 | Jonestown, MS | 64% | 92% |
| 38617 | Coahoma, MS | 27% | 30% |
| 38645 | Lyon, MS | 9% | 7% |
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 Jonestown
Who supplies Jonestown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Jonestown water system (EPA ID MS0140008). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Jonestown?
Entergy Mississippi (Entergy Mississippi LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Jonestown?
Uplink Internet, Aristotle Unified Communications, AT&T, C Spire, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jonestown?
38639 (64%), 38617 (27%), 38645 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jonestown in?
Coahoma County School District.
How do I register to vote in Jonestown?
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 Coahoma 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.