Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY 4.0Living in Saltillo, MS: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Saltillo comes from the Town of Saltillo 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 of 0.5 ppb. Power in Saltillo comes from Tombigbee Electric Power Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Saltillo, 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 Saltillo.
Power comes from Tombigbee Electric Power Assn
Tombigbee Electric Power Assn (Tombigbee Electric Power Assn), a cooperative utility, serves all of Saltillo. Its homes paid an average of 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $167 a month (its average across Mississippi).
Start or move service: tombigbeeelectric.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Saltillo water system
The Town of Saltillo water system supplies Saltillo: about 67% of residents live in its service area. North Lee W/A #2-Birmingham Rd serves another 14%. About 18% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists N. E. Ms. Regional W/S as seller) and serves 6,766 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–Dec 2025, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.2 ppb. That’s lower than 63% 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. MS0410012.
7 home internet providers serve Saltillo
100% of 2,025 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tombigbee Fiber | Fiber | 92% | 2,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 73% | 25/3 |
| BCI Mississippi Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 69% | 1,000/20 |
| C Spire | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 70% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 30% | 1,200/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Saltillo’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Saltillo.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Saltillo (92%) is in Lee County School District; parts are in Tupelo Public School District (8%).
B−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.
Saltillo is in ZIP code 38866
ZIP codes where Saltillo residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Saltillo | ZIP’s residents in Saltillo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38866 | Saltillo, MS | 100% | 39% |
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 Saltillo
Who supplies Saltillo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Saltillo water system (EPA ID MS0410012). 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 0.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Saltillo?
Tombigbee Electric Power Assn (Tombigbee Electric Power Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Saltillo?
Tombigbee Fiber, AT&T, BCI Mississippi Broadband, C Spire, Xfinity, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Saltillo?
38866. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Saltillo in?
Lee County School District. Parts of the city are in Tupelo Public School District.
How do I register to vote in Saltillo?
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 Lee 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.