Photo: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Water Valley, MS: what to set up and who to call
Water Valley runs its own electric utility, City of Water Valley; its homes paid 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025. Tap water in Water Valley comes from City of Water Valley, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% 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 Water Valley, 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 Water Valley.
Power comes from City of Water Valley
City of Water Valley (City of Water Valley - (MS)), a municipal utility, serves 93.6% of Water Valley residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $145 a month (its average across Mississippi).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Water Valley
City of Water Valley supplies Water Valley: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 3,380 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MS0810011.
6 home internet providers serve Water Valley
100% of 1,520 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahatchie Valley Internet Services | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| BCI Mississippi Broadband | Fiber, Cable | 99% | 10,000/10,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 82% | 5,000/5,000 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 94% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 8% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Water Valley’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Water Valley.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Water Valley is in Water Valley School District.
BSchool gradeSee 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.
Water Valley is in ZIP code 38965
ZIP codes where Water Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Water Valley | ZIP’s residents in Water Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38965 | Water Valley, MS | 100% | 37% |
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 Water Valley
Who supplies Water Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
City of Water Valley (EPA ID MS0810011). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Water Valley?
City of Water Valley (City of Water Valley - (MS)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Water Valley?
Tallahatchie Valley Internet Services, BCI Mississippi Broadband, AT&T, C Spire, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Water Valley?
38965. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Water Valley in?
Water Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Water Valley?
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 Yalobusha 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.