Living in Atwood, TN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Atwood comes from Carroll County, a municipal utility rather than a private company. Most homes in Atwood have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and TEC, Bradford Division.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Atwood, 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 Atwood.
Power comes from Carroll County
Carroll County (Carroll County - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Atwood. Its homes paid an average of 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $157 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 Atwood Water System
Atwood Water System supplies Atwood: about 43% of residents live in its service area. Trezevant Water System serves another 37%. Cedar Grove U.d. serves another 21%. About 44% 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 1,299 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 58% 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. TN0000035.
4 home internet providers serve Atwood
97% of 489 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| TEC, Bradford Division | DSL, Fiber | 92% | 50/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 70% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Atwood’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Atwood.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Atwood is in West Carroll Special District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Atwood is in ZIP code 38220
ZIP codes where Atwood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Atwood | ZIP’s residents in Atwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38220 | Atwood, TN | 100% | 49% |
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 Atwood
Who supplies Atwood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Atwood Water System (EPA ID TN0000035). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Atwood?
Carroll County (Carroll County - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 12.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Atwood?
Spectrum, TEC, Bradford Division, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Atwood?
38220. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Atwood in?
West Carroll Special District.
How do I register to vote in Atwood?
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 Carroll 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.