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The Sledge handbook

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

Every home in Sledge is in ZIP code 38670. Marks-Quitman County Public Library (Marks-Quitman County Library), 12.5 miles away, is the closest library to Sledge.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sledge, 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 Sledge.

Electricity

Power comes from Entergy Mississippi

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

The Town of Sledge water system supplies almost all of Sledge. It draws ground water and serves 368 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile6.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2018–Dec 2020, was 6.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2020: EPA has no newer result for this system.

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. MS0600008.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Sledge

100% of 227 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable97%1,200/35
AT&TFixed wireless, DSL16%25/3
C SpireFixed wireless100%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless17%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sledge’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sledge.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Sledge or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Sledge kids go to
PK–4Quitman County Elementaryin Lambert
5–8Quitman County Middle Schoolin Marks
9–12Madison Palmer High Schoolin Marks

Sledge is in Quitman County School District.

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.

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

Sledge is in ZIP code 38670

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SledgeZIP’s residents in Sledge
38670Sledge, MS100%42%
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 Sledge

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

The Town of Sledge water system (EPA ID MS0600008). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.1 ppb (Jan 2018–Dec 2020), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sledge?

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

What internet providers serve Sledge?

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

What ZIP codes are in Sledge?

38670. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sledge in?

Quitman County School District.

How do I register to vote in Sledge?

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 Quitman 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.