Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Living in Tishomingo, MS: what to set up and who to call
Power in Tishomingo comes from Tishomingo County E P A, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Tishomingo Health Services, 11.5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tishomingo, 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 Tishomingo.
Power comes from Tishomingo County E P A
Tishomingo County E P A (Tishomingo County E P A), a cooperative utility, serves all of Tishomingo. Its homes paid an average of 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $150 a month (its average across Mississippi).
Start or move service: tcepa.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Tishomingo water system
The Town of Tishomingo water system supplies Tishomingo: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 818 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 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% 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. MS0710010.
5 home internet providers serve Tishomingo
100% of 200 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tishomingo Connect | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| BCI Mississippi Broadband | Cable | 88% | 1,000/20 |
| Frontier | DSL | 56% | 90/5 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 48% | 25/3 |
| 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 Tishomingo’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Tishomingo.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Tishomingo is in Tishomingo County Schools.
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 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Tishomingo is in ZIP code 38873
ZIP codes where Tishomingo residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tishomingo | ZIP’s residents in Tishomingo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38873 | Tishomingo, MS | 100% | 14% |
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 Tishomingo
Who supplies Tishomingo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Tishomingo water system (EPA ID MS0710010). 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 2.6 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tishomingo?
Tishomingo County E P A (Tishomingo County E P A), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Tishomingo?
Tishomingo Connect, BCI Mississippi Broadband, Frontier, AT&T, C Spire (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tishomingo?
38873. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tishomingo in?
Tishomingo County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Tishomingo?
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 Tishomingo 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.