Photo: Michlaovic · Public domainLiving in Laurel, MS: what to set up and who to call
Laurel spans 2 ZIP codes; 39440 holds the most residents (97%). Trains stop in Laurel.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Laurel, 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 Laurel.
Power comes from Mississippi Power
Mississippi Power (Mississippi Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Laurel. 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 Shady Grove Utility District
Shady Grove Utility District supplies Laurel: about 24% of residents live in its service area. About 73% 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 2,390 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 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 68% 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. MS0340017.
6 home internet providers serve Laurel
100% of 6,916 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 28% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 54% | 25/3 |
| C Spire | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 53% | 8,000/8,000 |
| defastlink | Fiber | 7% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 55% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Laurel is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Laurel, from the town’s own site and the hauler or county pages it links to.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed or Thu)
From laurelms.com, the town’s official site; a1mcduffiesanitation.com, which laurelms.com links to for trash, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-19. 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 Laurel (79%) is in Laurel School District; parts are in Jones County School District (21%).
BSchool 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.
Laurel spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Laurel residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Laurel | ZIP’s residents in Laurel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39440 | Laurel, MS | 97% | 84% |
| 39443 | Laurel, MS | 3% | 3% |
39441, 39442 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 Laurel
Who supplies Laurel’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Shady Grove Utility District (EPA ID MS0340017). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Laurel?
Mississippi Power (Mississippi Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Laurel?
Xfinity, AT&T, C Spire, defastlink, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Laurel?
39440 (97%), 39443 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Laurel in?
Laurel School District. Parts of the city are in Jones County School District.
How do I register to vote in Laurel?
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 Jones 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: Laurel’s own website (laurelms.com) and the hauler or county pages it links to (a1mcduffiesanitation.com), 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.