Living in Toccopola, MS: what to set up and who to call
Algoma Water Association reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Toccopola comes from Pontotoc Electric Power Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Toccopola, 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 Toccopola.
Power comes from Pontotoc Electric Power Assn
Pontotoc Electric Power Assn (Pontotoc Electric Power Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 88.1% of Toccopola residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $170 a month (its average across Mississippi).
Start or move service: pepa.com
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Algoma Water Association
Algoma Water Association supplies Toccopola: about 13% of residents live in its service area. About 87% 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 6,879 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.7 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. MS0580001.
4 home internet providers serve Toccopola
100% of 139 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| North East Fiber | Fiber | 83% | 2,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 60% | 1,000/1,000 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 2% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Toccopola’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Toccopola.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Toccopola is in Pontotoc 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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Toccopola spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Toccopola residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Toccopola | ZIP’s residents in Toccopola |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38863 | Pontotoc, MS | 79% | 1% |
| 38871 | Thaxton, MS | 21% | 3% |
38874 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Toccopola
Who supplies Toccopola’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Algoma Water Association (EPA ID MS0580001). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.7 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Toccopola?
Pontotoc Electric Power Assn (Pontotoc Electric Power Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Toccopola?
North East Fiber, AT&T, C Spire, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Toccopola?
38863 (79%), 38871 (21%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Toccopola in?
Pontotoc County Schools.
How do I register to vote in Toccopola?
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.