Photo: Nathan Metcalf · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Bean Station, TN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Bean Station comes from Appalachian Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Bean Station has its own drop-off, Bean Station Waste Disposal.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bean Station, 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 Bean Station.
Power comes from Appalachian Electric Coop
Appalachian Electric Coop (Appalachian Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 98.8% of Bean Station residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $171 a month (its average across Tennessee).
Start or move service: aecoop.org · (865) 475-2032
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bean Station Utility District
Bean Station Utility District supplies almost all of Bean Station. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Morristown Utilities Commis. as seller) and serves 10,378 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. TN0000041.
5 home internet providers serve Bean Station
100% of 1,478 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trilight | Fiber | 99% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 70% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 76% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 8% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Bean Station has its own drop-off: Bean Station Waste Disposal
Where to take trash and recycling in Bean Station, and where the rules are.
Bean Station Waste Disposal
Before you go, check the rules with the town.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Mar 2021). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Bean Station (99%) is in Grainger County School District.
C+School 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.
Bean Station spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bean Station residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bean Station | ZIP’s residents in Bean Station |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37708 | Bean Station, TN | 91% | 41% |
| 37811 | Mooresburg, TN | 9% | 8% |
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 Bean Station
Who supplies Bean Station’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bean Station Utility District (EPA ID TN0000041). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bean Station?
Appalachian Electric Coop (Appalachian Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bean Station?
Trilight, Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bean Station?
37708 (91%), 37811 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bean Station in?
Grainger County School District.
How do I register to vote in Bean Station?
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 Grainger 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.