Woodruff Electric Cooperative is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative

Utility cooperative

A utility cooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity, water or telecommunications to its members...

 headquartered in Forrest City, Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

, with district offices in Augusta

Augusta, Arkansas

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 and Moro

Moro, Arkansas

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, Arkansas.

The Cooperative was organized in 1937.

The Cooperative serves portions of seven counties in the state of Arkansas

Arkansas

Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...

, in a territory generally surrounding Forrest City: Cross, Lee, Monroe

Monroe County, Arkansas

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, Phillips, Prairie, St. Francis, and Woodruff.

As of September 2005 the Cooperative has more than 4,500 miles of distribution lines, and services over 17,000 accounts.