Living in Latimer, MS: what to set up and who to call
Latimer has no town government of its own, so Jackson County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Jackson County School District. Singing River Connect and Sparklight wire most of Latimer, and 100% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Latimer, 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 Latimer.
Power comes from Mississippi Power
Mississippi Power (Mississippi Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Latimer. Its homes paid an average of 15.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $179 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 Diberville W/S water system
The Diberville W/S water system supplies Latimer: about 12% of residents live in its service area. About 88% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Hcua-East as seller) and serves 12,721 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.7 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. MS0240002.
6 home internet providers serve Latimer
100% of 2,847 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singing River Connect | Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 88% | 5,000/5,000 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 90% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 22% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Latimer’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Latimer.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Latimer is in Jackson County School District.
ASchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Latimer is unincorporated, so Jackson County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Latimer spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Latimer residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Latimer | ZIP’s residents in Latimer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39565 | Vancleave, MS | 70% | 24% |
| 39532 | Biloxi, MS | 30% | 6% |
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 Latimer
Who supplies Latimer’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Diberville W/S water system (EPA ID MS0240002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Latimer?
Mississippi Power (Mississippi Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Latimer?
Singing River Connect, Sparklight, AT&T, C Spire, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Latimer?
39565 (70%), 39532 (30%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Latimer in?
Jackson County School District.
How do I register to vote in Latimer?
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 Jackson 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.