Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Shaw, MS: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Shaw comes from the Town of Shaw water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.7 ppb. Robinson-Carpenter Memorial Library (Bolivar County Library), 10.2 miles away, is the closest library to Shaw.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shaw, 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 Shaw.
Power comes from Entergy Mississippi
Entergy Mississippi (Entergy Mississippi LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shaw. 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 Town of Shaw water system
The Town of Shaw water system supplies almost all of Shaw. It draws ground water and serves 1,639 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. That’s lower 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MS0060018.
4 home internet providers serve Shaw
100% of 774 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 17% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless | 77% | 10/1 |
| Delta Fiber | Fiber | 16% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 22% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Shaw’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shaw.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Shaw (99%) is in West Bolivar Consolidated School District.
D−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.
Shaw is in ZIP code 38773
ZIP codes where Shaw residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shaw | ZIP’s residents in Shaw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38773 | Shaw, MS | 100% | 57% |
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 Shaw
Who supplies Shaw’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Shaw water system (EPA ID MS0060018). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shaw?
Entergy Mississippi (Entergy Mississippi LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Shaw?
Sparklight, AT&T, Delta Fiber, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shaw?
38773. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shaw in?
West Bolivar Consolidated School District.
How do I register to vote in Shaw?
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 Bolivar 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.