Payments, Fees & Rates

Online Utility Bill Payments & Phone Payments

The Utility Services Department is pleased to offer our customers the option to pay online or by phone. You may make your payment anytime, any day, 24/7.

myOliveBranch is an official app of the City of Olive Branch. The service is powered by PayIt, a third-party payment service, working to improve the citizen experience with local government. They collect a $1 convenience fee and charge a processing fee of $1.25 for ACH or 2.5% for credit card transactions. The City of Olive Branch does not receive any portion of these fees.

To pay your utility bill online or by phone you will need:

  • Your account number and customer number are located on your billing statement.
  • The balance owed on your bill.
  • Your credit card number, expiration date, and security code number are on the back of the card.

Make Payments

Other Bill Payment Methods

Payments along with payment stubs can be mailed to:
City of Olive Branch
Utility Department
9200 Pigeon Roost Road
Olive Branch, MS 38654

Payments (checks only) can be placed in our payment drop box located at the rear of City Hall. Write your account number on your check and attach the stub.

You may also pay your bill in person at City Hall, 9200 Pigeon Roost Road, Olive Branch, MS, either at the drive-through window or inside in the Utility Services Department located on the first floor.

Payments can be drafted from your bank account by completing the Bank Draft Form (PDF).

Billing

The City bills customers monthly based on the monthly gas and water meter reading. The City has four billing cycles with bills being mailed on the 1st, 5th, 15th, and 19th of the month depending on where you live. You are allowed 15 days from the billing date to pay your bill. On the 16th day, a 10% late charge will be added. You then have ten days to pay your bill before service will be disconnected.

Reconnection Fee

To have services reconnected you must pay the past-due utility bill, including the late charge plus a $40 reconnect fee. The reconnect fee must be paid at the Utility Department in City Hall. Every effort will be made to have utilities reconnected on the next business day following payment.

Returned Checks / Draft Fee

There will be a $30 fee charged for all returned checks or drafts.

Pilot Lighting

The City will light the fireplace and furnace pilot lights for a fee of $10 per unit. This service is provided free to Senior Citizens 62 years of age and older or handicapped customers.

Utility Rates

Utility Rates charged by the City of Olive Branch are reflective of the cost of maintaining the utility department and the cost the City pays for the various utilities involved. Charges for your natural gas consumption will fluctuate each month, according to the amount the City pays for its natural gas. If the rate is lower, your rate will be lower, but if the rate increases, then yours will increase also.

Natural Gas 

Rates are determined by a minimum monthly charge plus usage volume.

Water

Rates are determined by a minimum monthly charge plus usage volume.

Sewer

Rates are determined by a minimum monthly charge plus usage volume based upon your water consumption. A flat monthly rate is charged to customers that do not have City water.

Rates

New Customers

New customers will be required to pay a deposit for gas and water services. See the deposit chart (PDF).

Seasonal Sewer Adjustments

Each month April through October sewer customers with water usage not requiring sewer treatment may notify the Utility Department of such usage. This notification will allow the customer's sewer bill for the month of said usage to be adjusted to the average winter consumption. Winter consumption will be considered the average consumption for the months of November through March. Contact 892-9311 for adjustments.