City Government & Services

Yellville has a mayor-council form of government with six council members elected from wards. The phone number for Yellville's City Clerk 870-449-6581.

Yellville and the Marion County operate a joint city/county law enforcement department with Yellville receiving the equivalent of 2.5 full time police officers. The Metro Police Number is 870-449-4236. There are 18 volunteer fire fighters, and the town's fire rating is a Class 7. The Fire Department non-emergency number is 870-449-5184. 

City Utilities

Yellville is a participant in the operation of the Marion County Regional Water Association which draws its water from Bull Shoals Lake. The system has a pumping capacity of 2 million g/p/d and has storage of more than one-half million gallons. Present peak consumption is now 250,000 g/p/d. More information is available from the Yellville Water Department 870-449-5210.

Water rates are as follows:

  *First 1,000 gal/mo.
** Per 1,000 gal/mo. over min.

The Yellville wastewater system has a 1.75m/g/d/ treatment plant. Peak usage is 1.2 and current capacity is about 200,000. 

Sewer rates are as follows:

Residential:
   $11 min.* plus $2.30 next 9,000, 
   plus $2.20 above10,000 gal/mo.

Business: 
   $11 min.* plus $2.30 next 9,000, 
   plus $2.20 above10,000 gal/mo.

Industrial:
   $11 min.* plus $2.30 next 9,000, 
   plus $2.20 above10,000gal/mo.

 *First 1,000 gal/mo.

Trash

Trash pickup service is provided to residential customers by RLH Sanitation 870-425-3213 at a monthly fee of $7, and commercial customers are billed according to usage.

Cable TV 

Cable television service is provided by Y-S Cable, which is held by Ind-Co Cable of Batesville 800-364-0833.

Electricity

Entergy Corporation serves the Yellville area with a transmission voltage of 161,000. City primary voltages are 13,800 volts. Entergy's representative is Mike Ragland. Call 800-368-3749.

Gas

Arkansas Western Gas provides natural gas service with 1,000 BTUs of heat value. Arkansas Western's company representative is Lynn Anderson. Call 870-449-6215.

City Business Fees

Yellville charges $5 for a building permit, available from Gayle  Stude, public works administrator 870-449-6581.