Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0Living in Olive Branch, MS: what to set up and who to call
All of Olive Branch gets its mail under one ZIP code, 38654. Public schools here are run by DeSoto County School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Olive Branch, 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 Olive Branch.
Power comes from Entergy Mississippi
Entergy Mississippi (Entergy Mississippi LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Olive Branch. 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.
Water comes from City of Olive Branch water system
The City of Olive Branch water system supplies Olive Branch: about 16% of residents live in its service area. About 82% 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 54,025 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. That’s lower than 58% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MS0170015.
7 home internet providers serve Olive Branch
100% of 15,301 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| C Spire | Fiber | 87% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Northcentral Connect | Fiber | 76% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 41% | 25/3 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 27% | 940/940 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Olive Branch depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Olive Branch, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on obms.us →
- Bulky itemsCall to book, Fri
From obms.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Olive Branch is in DeSoto County School District.
ASchool 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.
Olive Branch is in ZIP code 38654
ZIP codes where Olive Branch residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Olive Branch | ZIP’s residents in Olive Branch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38654 | Olive Branch, MS | 100% | 70% |
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 Olive Branch
Who supplies Olive Branch’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Olive Branch water system (EPA ID MS0170015). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Olive Branch?
Entergy Mississippi (Entergy Mississippi LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Olive Branch?
Xfinity, C Spire, Northcentral Connect, AT&T, Brightspeed, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Olive Branch?
38654. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Olive Branch in?
DeSoto County School District.
How do I register to vote in Olive Branch?
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 DeSoto 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: Olive Branch’s own website (obms.us), 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.