Photo: James Case · CC BY 2.0Living in Philadelphia, MS: what to set up and who to call
Philadelphia runs its own electric utility, City of Philadelphia; its homes paid 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025. Tap water in most of Philadelphia comes from the City of Philadelphia water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Philadelphia, 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 Philadelphia.
Power comes from City of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia (City of Philadelphia - (MS)), a municipal utility, serves 82.0% of Philadelphia residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $145 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 Philadelphia water system
The City of Philadelphia water system supplies Philadelphia: about 51% of residents live in its service area. South Central Water Assn serves another 46%. It draws ground water and serves 6,921 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.6 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MS0500008.
5 home internet providers serve Philadelphia
100% of 3,212 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCI Mississippi Broadband | Fiber, Cable | 95% | 10,000/10,000 |
| C Spire | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 56% | 8,000/8,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 53% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 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.
We don’t have Philadelphia’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Philadelphia.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Philadelphia (51%) is in Philadelphia Public School District; parts are in Neshoba County School District (49%).
A−School 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.
Philadelphia is in ZIP code 39350
ZIP codes where Philadelphia residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Philadelphia | ZIP’s residents in Philadelphia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39350 | Philadelphia, MS | 100% | 29% |
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 Philadelphia
Who supplies Philadelphia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Philadelphia water system (EPA ID MS0500008). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Philadelphia?
City of Philadelphia (City of Philadelphia - (MS)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Philadelphia?
BCI Mississippi Broadband, C Spire, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Philadelphia?
39350. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Philadelphia in?
Philadelphia Public School District. Parts of the city are in Neshoba County School District.
How do I register to vote in Philadelphia?
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 Neshoba 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.