Photo: Dudemanfellabra · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Meridian, MS: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Meridian goes to 39305 (35% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Meridian has a train station, Meridian Union Station;Meridian.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Meridian, 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 Meridian.
Power comes from Mississippi Power
Mississippi Power (Mississippi Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Meridian. 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 North Lauderdale W/A, Inc water system
The North Lauderdale W/A, Inc water system supplies Meridian: about 24% of residents live in its service area. Long Creek Water Assn #2 serves another 22%. About 51% 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 10,544 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 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. MS0380006.
6 home internet providers serve Meridian
100% of 14,196 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 34% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 57% | 25/3 |
| C Spire | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 61% | 8,000/8,000 |
| East Mississippi Connect | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 33% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Meridian is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Meridian, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- Bulky itemsEvery week, same day as trash
From meridianms.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-08-22, 2025-08-22T11:41:22-05:00. 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 Meridian (65%) is in Meridian Public School District; parts are in Lauderdale County School District (35%).
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.
Meridian spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Meridian residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Meridian | ZIP’s residents in Meridian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39305 | Meridian, MS | 35% | 61% |
| 39307 | Meridian, MS | 33% | 71% |
| 39301 | Meridian, MS | 32% | 48% |
39302, 39303, 39304 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 Meridian
Who supplies Meridian’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The North Lauderdale W/A, Inc water system (EPA ID MS0380006). 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 2.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Meridian?
Mississippi Power (Mississippi Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Meridian?
Xfinity, AT&T, C Spire, East Mississippi Connect, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Meridian?
39305 (35%), 39307 (33%), 39301 (32%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Meridian in?
Meridian Public School District. Parts of the city are in Lauderdale County School District.
How do I register to vote in Meridian?
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 Lauderdale 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: Meridian’s own website (meridianms.org), 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.