Lyceum-The Circle Historic District · Photo: The original uploader was Enjoybeta at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in University, MS: what to set up and who to call
University has no town government of its own, so Lafayette County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Oxford School District. Power in University comes from North East Mississippi EPA, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in University, 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 University.
Power comes from North East Mississippi EPA
North East Mississippi EPA (North East Mississippi EPA), a cooperative utility, serves all of University. 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 City of Oxford water system
The City of Oxford water system supplies University: about 50% of residents live in its service area. About 50% 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 28,500 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. MS0360011.
Which providers serve University
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in University, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have University’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in University.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
University is in Oxford School District.
A−School gradeSee 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
University 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.
University is in ZIP code 38677
ZIP codes where University residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of University | ZIP’s residents in University |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38677 | University, MS | 100% | 100% |
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 University
Who supplies University’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Oxford water system (EPA ID MS0360011). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in University?
North East Mississippi EPA (North East Mississippi EPA), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in University?
38677. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is University in?
Oxford School District.
How do I register to vote in University?
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): pending.