Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) · CC BY 3.0Living in Bartlett, TN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Bartlett comes from City of Memphis, a municipal utility rather than a private company. Saint Francis Bartlett Medical Center, 2.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bartlett, 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 Bartlett.
Power comes from City of Memphis
City of Memphis (City of Memphis - (TN)), a municipal utility, serves all of Bartlett. Its homes paid an average of 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $151 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 Bartlett Water System
Bartlett Water System supplies almost all of Bartlett. It draws ground water and serves 57,129 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 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. TN0000765.
5 home internet providers serve Bartlett
100% of 20,803 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 5,000/5,000 |
| C Spire | Fiber | 14% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Bartlett is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bartlett, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed or Thu)Look up your day on cityofbartlett.org
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Solid Waste Complex (Bartlett Recycles I)
5250 Shelter Run Lane, Bartlett, TN 38135
- Mon8 am–2 pm
- Tue8 am–2 pm
- Wed8 am–2 pm
- Thu8 am–2 pm
- Fri8 am–1:30 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Magazines
- Plastics (Number 1 through Number 7)
- Cardboard (flatten)
- Aluminum Cans
- Paperboard (food/milk/juice containers)
- Metal Cans
- Glass Bottles and Jars
From cityofbartlett.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated October 14, 2014. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bartlett is in Bartlett City School District.
ASchool gradeSee 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.
Bartlett spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bartlett residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bartlett | ZIP’s residents in Bartlett |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38135 | Memphis, TN | 39% | 76% |
| 38134 | Memphis, TN | 23% | 32% |
| 38133 | Memphis, TN | 20% | 52% |
| 38002 | Arlington, TN | 17% | 23% |
A few homes fall in 38029. 38100 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Bartlett
Who supplies Bartlett’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bartlett Water System (EPA ID TN0000765). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bartlett?
City of Memphis (City of Memphis - (TN)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bartlett?
Xfinity, AT&T, C Spire, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bartlett?
38135 (39%), 38134 (23%), 38133 (20%), 38002 (17%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bartlett in?
Bartlett City School District.
How do I register to vote in Bartlett?
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 Shelby 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: Bartlett’s own website (cityofbartlett.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.