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The Leland handbook

Living in Leland, MS: what to set up and who to call

Leland runs its own electric utility, City of Leland. The City of Leland water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Leland, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Leland.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Leland

City of Leland (City of Leland - (MS)), a municipal utility, serves 95.8% of Leland residents.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Leland water system

The City of Leland water system supplies almost all of Leland. It draws ground water and serves 4,591 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.8 ppb. That’s lower than 61% 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. MS0760006.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Leland

100% of 1,877 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 46% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
TecInfo CommunicationsFixed wireless, Fiber95%1,000/1,000
SparklightCable90%1,000/50
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless87%25/3
C SpireFixed wireless100%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless71%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless10%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Leland’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Leland.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Leland or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Leland kids go to
1–5Edna M Scott Elementary SchoolLeland School District
6–8Leland School ParkLeland School District
9–12Leland High SchoolLeland School District

Leland is in Leland School District.

D−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Leland is in ZIP code 38756

ZIP codes where Leland residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of LelandZIP’s residents in Leland
38756Leland, MS100%65%
Area code662Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Leland

Who supplies Leland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Leland water system (EPA ID MS0760006). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Leland?

City of Leland (City of Leland - (MS)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Leland?

TecInfo Communications, Sparklight, AT&T, C Spire, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Leland?

38756. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Leland in?

Leland School District.

How do I register to vote in Leland?

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 Washington 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.