Living in Tula, MS: what to set up and who to call
Tula has no town government of its own, so Lafayette County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Lafayette County School District. Tap water in Tula comes from the Mt Comfort W/A 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 below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tula, 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 Tula.
Power comes from North East Mississippi EPA
North East Mississippi EPA (North East Mississippi EPA), a cooperative utility, serves all of Tula. Its homes paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $165 a month (its average across Mississippi).
Start or move service: northeastpower.org
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mt Comfort W/A water system
The Mt Comfort W/A water system supplies almost all of Tula. It draws ground water and serves 1,085 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 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MS0070010.
3 home internet providers serve Tula
96% of 107 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| North East Fiber | Fiber | 84% | 2,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL | 60% | 1,000/1,000 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 74% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Tula’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Tula.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Tula is in Lafayette 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Tula is unincorporated, so Lafayette County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Tula is in ZIP code 38655
ZIP codes where Tula residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tula | ZIP’s residents in Tula |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38655 | Oxford, MS | 100% | 0% |
38675 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 Tula
Who supplies Tula’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mt Comfort W/A water system (EPA ID MS0070010). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tula?
North East Mississippi EPA (North East Mississippi EPA), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Tula?
North East Fiber, AT&T, C Spire (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tula?
38655. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tula in?
Lafayette County School District.
How do I register to vote in Tula?
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 Lafayette 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.