Red Clay Council Ground · Photo: Brian Stansberry (photographer) · CC BY 3.0Living in Apison, TN: what to set up and who to call
Apison has no town government of its own, so Hamilton County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hamilton County School District. Power in Apison comes from City of Chattanooga, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Apison, 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 Apison.
Power comes from City of Chattanooga
City of Chattanooga (City of Chattanooga - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves 96.0% of Apison residents. Its homes paid an average of 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $144 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Eastside Utility District
Eastside Utility District supplies almost all of Apison. It draws surface water (EPA lists Tennessee American Water and Catoosa Utility District, Crossville and Savannah Valley U.d. as sellers) and serves 59,612 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. TN0000219.
6 home internet providers serve Apison
100% of 1,942 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPB | Fiber | 98% | 100,000/100,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 84% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 13% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 5% | 940/940 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Apison’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Apison.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Apison is in Hamilton County 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Apison is unincorporated, so Hamilton County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Apison spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Apison residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Apison | ZIP’s residents in Apison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37302 | Apison, TN | 95% | 86% |
| 37311 | Cleveland, TN | 3% | 0% |
| 37363 | Ooltewah, TN | 1% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 37353.
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 Apison
Who supplies Apison’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Eastside Utility District (EPA ID TN0000219). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Apison?
City of Chattanooga (City of Chattanooga - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Apison?
EPB, Xfinity, AT&T, Brightspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Apison?
37302 (95%), 37311 (3%), 37363 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Apison in?
Hamilton County School District.
How do I register to vote in Apison?
In Tennessee you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Hamilton County Election Commission. Check your registration at tnmap.tn.gov.
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.