Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Sherman, MS: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Sherman comes from the Town of Sherman 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. Power in Sherman comes from Tombigbee Electric Power Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sherman, 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 Sherman.
Power comes from Tombigbee Electric Power Assn
Tombigbee Electric Power Assn (Tombigbee Electric Power Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 77.8% of Sherman residents. 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 Sherman water system
The Town of Sherman water system supplies Sherman: about 90% of residents live in its service area. Blue Springs W/A serves another 5%. About 4% 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 847 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 55% 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. MS0580008.
8 home internet providers serve Sherman
100% of 281 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 97% | 2,000/250 |
| Tombigbee Fiber | Fiber | 74% | 2,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL, Fiber | 68% | 1,000/1,000 |
| First Light Fiber, LLC dba ACE Fiber | Fiber | 18% | 8,000/8,000 |
| BCI Mississippi Broadband | Fiber, Cable | 10% | 10,000/10,000 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sherman’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sherman.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Sherman (73%) is in Pontotoc County Schools; parts are in Union County School District (24%) and Lee County School District (2%).
Test scores and every school: see 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.
Sherman spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sherman residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sherman | ZIP’s residents in Sherman |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38869 | Sherman, MS | 59% | 95% |
| 38828 | Blue Springs, MS | 40% | 5% |
| 38804 | Tupelo, MS | 1% | 0% |
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 Sherman
Who supplies Sherman’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Sherman water system (EPA ID MS0580008). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sherman?
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 Sherman?
Xfinity, Tombigbee Fiber, AT&T, First Light Fiber, LLC dba ACE Fiber, BCI Mississippi Broadband, C Spire (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sherman?
38869 (59%), 38828 (40%), 38804 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sherman in?
Pontotoc County Schools. Parts of the city are in Union County School District and Lee County School District.
How do I register to vote in Sherman?
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 Pontotoc 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.