Living in Longview, MS: what to set up and who to call
Longview has no town government of its own, so Oktibbeha County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. Power in Longview comes from 4-County Electric Power Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Longview, 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 Longview.
Power comes from 4-County Electric Power Assn
4-County Electric Power Assn (4-County Electric Power Assn), a cooperative utility, serves all of Longview. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $165 a month (its average across Mississippi).
Start or move service: 4county.org
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Longview Water Association
Longview Water Association supplies Longview: about 83% of residents live in its service area. About 17% 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 500 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2018–Dec 2020, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2020: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. MS0530009.
4 home internet providers serve Longview
100% of 166 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-County Fiber | Fiber | 83% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 71% | 25/3 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Longview’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Longview.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Longview is in Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Longview is unincorporated, so Oktibbeha 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.
Longview is in ZIP code 39759
ZIP codes where Longview residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Longview | ZIP’s residents in Longview |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39759 | Starkville, MS | 100% | 1% |
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 Longview
Who supplies Longview’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Longview Water Association (EPA ID MS0530009). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2018–Dec 2020), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Longview?
4-County Electric Power Assn (4-County Electric Power Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Longview?
4-County Fiber, AT&T, C Spire, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Longview?
39759. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Longview in?
Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District.
How do I register to vote in Longview?
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 Oktibbeha 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.