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The Magee handbook

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

The City of Magee water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 12.0 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Almost every address in Magee can get fiber (96%, by the FCC’s map).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Magee, 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 Magee.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Mississippi

Entergy Mississippi (Entergy Mississippi LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Magee. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Magee water system

The City of Magee water system supplies Magee: about 85% of residents live in its service area. About 15% 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 3,526 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile12.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 12.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. MS0640006.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Magee

100% of 1,554 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
C SpireFiber, Fixed wireless94%8,000/8,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber77%5,000/5,000
TEC of JacksonFiber3%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless55%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless3%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Waste Management picks up trash in Magee

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Magee, from the town’s own site.

Trash haulerWaste ManagementPicks up trash in Mageecityofmagee.ms.gov
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsFurniture and mattresses are picked up on Thursdays and Fridays; limbs and debris on Mondays and Tuesdays; residents call a Deputy Clerk at City Hall to request pick-up

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofmagee.ms.gov →

From cityofmagee.ms.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-07-13, 2026-09-11. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Magee kids go to
K–5Magee Elementary SchoolSimpson County School District
6–8Magee Middle SchoolSimpson County School District
9–12Magee High SchoolSimpson County School District

Magee is in Simpson County School District.

C+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

Magee is in ZIP code 39111

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MageeZIP’s residents in Magee
39111Magee, MS100%42%

A few homes fall in 39114.

Area code601Wikidata

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 Magee

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

The City of Magee water system (EPA ID MS0640006). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 12.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Magee?

Entergy Mississippi (Entergy Mississippi LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Magee?

C Spire, AT&T, TEC of Jackson, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Magee?

39111. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Magee in?

Simpson County School District.

How do I register to vote in Magee?

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 Simpson 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: Magee’s own website (cityofmagee.ms.gov), read Oct 23, 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.