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

The City of Rolling Fork water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. For emergencies, Rolling Fork is closest to Sharkey Issaquena Community Hospital, 0.5 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Rolling Fork, 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 Rolling Fork.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Mississippi

Entergy Mississippi (Entergy Mississippi LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rolling Fork. 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 Rolling Fork water system

The City of Rolling Fork water system supplies almost all of Rolling Fork. It draws ground water and serves 1,808 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 56% 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. MS0630004.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Rolling Fork

100% of 689 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Belzoni CableFiber99%1,000/1,000
AT&TDSL, Fixed wireless84%25/3
C SpireFixed wireless100%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless79%25/3
Mobile CommunicationsFixed wireless44%25/25

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Rolling Fork’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rolling Fork.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Rolling Fork kids go to
PK–5South Delta Elementary SchoolSouth Delta School District
6–8South Delta Middle Schoolin Anguilla
9–12South Delta High SchoolSouth Delta School District

Rolling Fork is in South Delta 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

Rolling Fork is in ZIP code 39159

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Rolling ForkZIP’s residents in Rolling Fork
39159Rolling Fork, MS100%64%
Area code662Wikidata

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 Rolling Fork

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

The City of Rolling Fork water system (EPA ID MS0630004). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Rolling Fork?

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

What internet providers serve Rolling Fork?

Belzoni Cable, AT&T, C Spire, T-Mobile, Mobile Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Rolling Fork?

39159. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Rolling Fork in?

South Delta School District.

How do I register to vote in Rolling Fork?

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 Sharkey 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.